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ASAB Approved Minutes— <br />January 17th, 2007, Meeting <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />Another reason to meet in February is that Beth Livingston with the $20 Fix is tentatively <br />scheduled to make a presentation about the program at the invitation of staff and the <br />ASAB. <br /> <br />Other select updates are: <br /> <br />• The Community Response Team Training (CERT) is now underway and it <br />includes an animal module. While some people have offered to be instructors for <br />that module, others are still needed to serve in that role. <br /> <br />• Animal Services is in the process of revamping the website in co-ordination with <br />the County’s IT staff which is evolving a new standard for the county website that <br />is much more service oriented. A page on the ASAB has been added to the <br />website. Also notable in this regard is that the Animal Services Department is <br />one of the top five county departments in terms of the number of “hits”. <br /> <br />• There is currently a cruelty case conducted by Animal Control that involved the <br />seizure of almost twenty dogs that are being held at the shelter in protective <br />custody. Staff are working closing with DA and county attorney to position <br />themselves to have the bond posted for the cost of the care of these animals as <br />well as successful criminal prosecution. <br /> <br />• The shelter has obtained their shelter certificate from Department of Agriculture <br />based on the application and inspection and they were generally satisfied. <br />Related maintenance work is currently underway at the shelter. <br /> <br />Elections--Nominations for Chair and Vice-Chair of the ASAB were voted on by written <br />ballots and the vote was unanimous. Kristine Bergstrand, Chair and Ross Oglesbee, <br />Vice-Chair. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Jim Kramer and seconded by Ross Oglesbee to have the next <br />ASAB as scheduled on February 21, 2007. VOTE: Unanimous <br /> <br />Informal Discussion-A concern was raised regarding how quickly Pet Finder and Pet Harbor <br />updates information on the animals in the shelter. Also discussed were ways to advertise and <br />promote permanent pet identification via microchipping. . <br /> <br />Motion was made by Ross Oglesbee and seconded by Bonnie Norwood to adjourn meeting at <br />8:30 p.m. Vote: Unanimous. <br /> <br />Next ASAB Meeting: Wednesday, February 21st, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room, <br />Economic Development Center, 110 E. King Street Hillsborough Services Center, Hillsborough. <br />