Agenda - 06-06-2017 - 8-g - Updated Animal Services Advisory Board Policies and Procedures

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 6, 2017 Action Agenda Item No. 8-g SUBJECT: Updated Animal Services Advisory Board Policies and Procedures DEPARTMENT: Animal Services ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Clean Policies and Procedures Bob Marotto, Animal Services Director, Marked Up Policies and Procedures 919.968.2287 PURPOSE: To receive and approve the policies and procedures for the Animal Services Advisory Board as amended by Animal Services Advisory Board and Animal Services staff with legal review provided by the Office of the County Attorney. BACKGROUND: The Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) and Animal Services staff recently reviewed and revised the policies and procedures for the ASAB. This review was undertaken because the operation and responsibilities of the ASAB had changed with the adoption of the Unified Animal Ordinance and creation of the Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool. More generally, the review was undertaken as no updates had occurred since the policies and procedures were originally created by the Board of County Commissioners. The revisions in the attached documents appear substantial, but the creation of the Hearing Panel significantly affected the Policies and Procedures and is the basis for the majority of the updates. There are three notable changes in the revised policies and procedures: 1. Appeal Hearings: Dangerous animal and other appeals have been removed from ASAB responsibilities. Under the revised policies and procedures, the ASAB will only recommend three (3) of its members to the BOCC to serve as members of the Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool and chair hearing appeal panels convened by the Animal Services Director. 2. Health Board Veterinarian: The term that the Health Board Veterinarian will serve on the ASAB is made coterminous with the length of the veterinarian's service on the Health Board. This change has been made to ensure that the compatibility of the Health Board and ASAB terms given that they are not the same length. 3. Retail Pet Sector Position: The revised policies and procedures include a twelfth position to the ASAB for a community member from various businesses that serve pet owners in Orange County. The position could be filled by someone from a retail pet supply store, a grooming shop, or a boarding facility. Veterinary personnel would be excluded from this position because there is already a veterinary position in addition to the Health Board Veterinarian.