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Orange County Animal Services <br />1601 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br />919-942-PETS (7387) <br /> <br />ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD (ASAB) <br /> <br />6:30 to 8:30 p.m. <br />Wednesday, August 21, 2013 <br /> <br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Susan Elmore (Chair), Michelle Walker (Vice-Chair), DeWanna Anderson, Jenn <br />Merritt, Judy Miller, Marshall Morris, Warren Porter, Michael Stewart <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Kate Doom-Patel, Aviva Scully, Suzanne Roy <br />STAFF PRESENT: Bob Marotto (Animal Services Director) <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRESENT: Bernadette Pelissier <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Agenda: Motion to approve agenda unanimously approved <br /> <br />Summary of June 19, 2013 meeting: Reviewed and unanimously approved <br /> <br />General Public Comments on items not on the agenda: None <br /> <br />ASAB Affairs <br /> <br />1. Membership <br />a. Marshall Morris present for first meeting after appointment to the at-large seat vacated <br />by Donna Bravo <br />b. New member orientation held for new members Dewanna Anderson, Marshall Morris, <br />and Warren Porter <br />2. Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeal Hearings <br />a. Michael Stewart provided summary of the one hearing that took place since the last <br />meeting. Because the victim was not present, the committee determined that it lacked <br />sufficient information to uphold a designation, but issued a warning to the owners of <br />the offending dog. <br /> <br />Monthly Meeting Attendance Record: Confirmed <br /> <br />Animal Services and County Updates <br /> <br />1. Animal Services took on emergency operations in transporting and sheltering displaced animals <br />in the wake of flooding in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. <br />2. Recruitment for 1 Animal Control Officer, 1 Animal Care Technician, and an Assistant Program <br />Coordinator is underway or impending. New Veterinary Health Care Manager, Josh Fisher, has <br />completed orientation and is undergoing county training. <br />3. Miscellaneous