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37 <br /> i4 <br /> • Involvement as needed in establishing a unified animal ordinance to <br /> create more comprehensive regulations for all county residents. <br /> Advisory Board Roles and Responsibilities. <br /> • Provide a setting for stakeholder contact and interaction about a <br /> broad range of animal-related matter. e' <br /> • Conducted potentially dangerous dog appeal hearing as part of the <br /> ASAB's basic charge from the BOCC in accordance with the <br /> requirements of NCGS. <br /> • Recommend ASAB applicants to the BOCC and orient new members <br /> to the role and responsibility of the advisory board. <br /> What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the <br /> upcoming year that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners' <br /> attention? <br /> Managing Pet Overpopulation: Work with staff to ensure that <br /> organizational forms and practices responsible for the county's success in <br /> managing over population are recognized, supported and extended into the <br /> future to ensure that the country maintains a proactive and cost-effective <br /> approach to this significant community problem. Significantly, this effort <br /> now includes a 5 year plan for managing free-roaming cats as a critical <br /> component of pet overpopulation (see Appendix I).. The board is also <br /> committed to moving forward pertinent ordinance amendments, namely, a <br /> differential recovery rate for reproductive versus sterilized stray animals <br /> and a microchip requirement for the recovery of stray animals. <br /> Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeal Process: Work with department staff <br /> the county's staff attorney to ensure that there is sufficient and ongoing <br /> training about the requirements and expectations of this appeal process. <br /> In addition, work with staff to better elucidate some of the definitional <br /> issues that arise in these hearings given the lack of clear definitions of <br /> terms such as "vicious," "terrorizing," and "attitude of attack" in the <br /> statute. <br /> Exploring New Frontiers: Work with staff to see how cutting edge <br /> developments in the field can be put into place in Orange County. These <br /> include efforts such as Pets for Life oriented toward supporting pet <br /> ownership in underserved parts of the county and related efforts seeking to <br /> reduce animal intakes. Critical to this effort will be supporting the kinds of <br /> partnerships staff are establishing with the Family Success Alliance and <br /> RENA and the Roger's Road Neighborhood Association. <br /> School Partnerships: Continue to work with staff to explore opportunities to <br /> collaborate with Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill Carrboro Schools <br /> to promote responsible pet ownership among future generations of county <br />