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Animal Services Advisory Board August 19, 2009 Meeting--Approved Minutes Page 3 Rabies Update—Bob Marotto reported that the 11th & 12th cases were reported yesterday. Two bats were found on the same property where 3 unvaccinated cats were potentially exposed. It appears that we are on track compared to last year at this time. There were rabies clinics held in the month of June with an extraordinary turnout; 175 animals were vaccinated in Hillsborough and 125 here at the Animal Services Facility. There are three significant changes that will come into effect on October 1, 2009. First, it will take 28 days for the first rabies shot to protect, not 21 days. Second, vaccinated animals that have contact with a rabid animal must be re-vaccinated within 5 days (120 hours). The third change is that ferrets will be required to be vaccinated at 4 months of age, the same as dogs and cats. These new changes will be part of our upcoming outreach activities. World Rabies Day (WRD)—Sarah Fallin reported that WRD would be held on September 28th, 2009. Fact sheets have been distributed during outreach. Animal Services is looking into working with the Health Department to help get information out to Orange County citizens. Volunteer Program—Sarah Fallin reported that the volunteer program has grown this summer. In June there were a total of 103 volunteers for a total of 575 hours. In the month of July we exceeded the 700 hours mark with a total of 115 volunteers. There is one volunteer from the Chapel Hill Police Summer Employee Program and 4 volunteers from the JOCCA Youth Program. Ms. Fallin reported that there are special events planned for the month of September, one of which includes the annual dog swim. Southern Seasons has a community outreach program called the Piggy Bank and Orange County Animal Services was chosen to receive donations made by customers. This program has been very well received and they have so far received a record amount of donations. Appreciation Award Nominations—Sarah Fallin requested that the Board recognize two people with a Certificate of Recognition for volunteering their time to make a difference in our department. One is Elizabeth Overcash who headed up Helping Paws and assisted with increasing the number of volunteers at the Animal Services Facility. The other is Mr. Bill Poythress, a local man whose daughter has volunteered with Animal Services for years. Mr. Poythress donated 3 truckloads of Chapel Hill gravel, did all the preparation work and spread the gravel to complete the dog-walking trail. Departmental Reorganization Update—Bob Marotto announced the promotion of Paula Ragan’s position to Office Supervisor effective July 1, 2009. Ms. Ragan has been working closely with Jess Allison and Irene Phipps as she transitions into the new position over the next four months.