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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: .)une 27, 2006 Action Agenda Item No. _ ~ " "l-i SUBJECT: Approval to Enter into a Proposed Contract with The Town of Carrboro for Interim Provision of Limited Animal Control Services DEPARTMENT: Animal Services PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): Memo to County Management with Accompanying Background Materials INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Marotto, Director, 968-2287 PURPOSE: To present for BOCC approval a County response to a request from the Town of Carrboro to provide limited Animal Control Services within the Town for a period beginning June 19, 2006 and ending no later than October 1, 2006. Final approval of the County's proposed agreement for the interim provision of select service will depend upon formal acceptance by the Town of Carrboro. BACKGROUND: The Carrboro Police Department, which houses the Animal Control function far the Town, recently approached the Animal Services Department to discuss the feasibility of the Town contracting with the Animal Services Department to provide Animal Control services within the Town limits. The Town sought to have a limited, interim scope of services in place no later than the start of FY06-07 so as to allow both parties additional time needed to mare fully evaluate options and cast considerations for what could become an on-going contractual arrangement. As the BOCC is aware, Animal Services currently provides Animal Control services to the Town of Chapel Hill under annual contract, and to both Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro far the after-hours/weekend Emergency Animal Rescue Services (EARS), and have done so since assuming direct Animal Shelter operations from the Animal Protection Society in 2004. These contractual relationships have been well received because they foster comprehensive strategies to field services such as rabies prevention and exposure. They do, however, require continuous communication and cost consciousness to be mutually satisfying and successful. The proposed agreement is that the Animal Control Division of the Animal Services Department will provide select animal control services to the Town of Carrboro. These are what may be termed essential or critical services such as responsibility for possible rabies exposures; the declaration of biting and aggressive dogs as a danger under local as well as state laws; and field services for animals that are injured, during the business hours of 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM.