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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 13, 2006 <br />Action Age 5da <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Contract Approval with Dr. James Miller, DVM, DBA North Churton Street <br />Animal Hospital, for Spay/Neuter Services with the Animal Shelter Division of <br />the Animal Services Department <br />DEPARTMENT: Animal Services PUBLIC HEARING: (Y!N) No <br />ATTACHMENT: <br />Contract <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Bob Marotto, Animal Services Director, <br />919-968-2287 <br />PURPOSE: Ta approve a contract with Dr. James Miller, DVM, to provide spay/neuter surgery <br />services for Orange County's Animal Shelter at the unit price of $60 per surgery during FY <br />2006-2007. <br />BACKGROUND: The term of this contract is July 1, 2006, to June 30`h, 2007. The format and <br />requirements of this contract are the same as for other such sterilization service contracts that <br />have previously existed and/or are being recommended for renewal for the coming fiscal year. <br />More specifically, the contract fee for sterilization is the flat rate of $60 per animal; and for each <br />sterilized animal, a physical examination shall be conducted and records prepared for Orange <br />County's Animal Shelter. Also, there are select additional predefined charges for certain <br />services that can be performed on sterilized animals but only as authorized by management of <br />the County's Animal Shelter. These are enumerated in Appendix A of the attached renewal <br />contract. <br />The sterilization surgeries authorized by this contract are to be performed by Dr. James Miller, <br />DVM, at the new North Churton Street Animal Hospital in Hillsborough. Dr. Miller has practiced <br />at the Triangle Emergency Animal Hospital and currently owns two veterinary practices. On <br />May 14, 2006, he submitted the only proposal that met the County's service needs in response <br />to a request for proposals far such sterilization services. Dr. Miller did so in response to a letter <br />to area veterinarians that was developed by asub-committee of the County management team, <br />consisting of Bob Marotto (Animal Services Director), Pam .Jones (Purchasing/Central Services <br />Director), and Jae Pulcinella (Shelter Director). <br />Bob Marotto (Animal Services Director) and Joe Pulcinella (Animal Shelter Director) conducted <br />