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Approved ASAB Minutes October 17, 2007 Page 2 Animal IdentificationIrene Paul gave an overview of the Animal Identification Plan Final Report. It was decided that it would be best for the shelter to continue using the rabies tag as our licensing tag and implement the new plan effective January 1, 2008. Instead of ordering from the state we will be ordering from the private sector so that we can have our identifying and contact information added to the tags. Motion was made by Pat Sanford and seconded by Jean Connerat Austin to approve the Animal Identification Plan dated October 10, 2007. VOTE: Unanimous New Business 2008 Officer Nominations Tracy Carroll, Caroline Green and Daniel Textoris, members of the Nominations Committee reported that the nominees for 2008 are Ross Oglessbee for Chair and Susan Elmore for ViceChair. The vote will occur at the November 21 st , 2007 ASAB meeting. 2008 ASAB Meeting CalendarPaula Ragan discussed the Proposed Draft Calendar for 2008 meetings. The board meetings will be held on the third Wednesday of every month, JanuaryNovember from 6:30 p.m.– 8:00 p.m.. There were no conflicts with the BOCC calendar, Paula will check the availability of conference rooms and try to rotate meeting locations between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill. Once that has been done she will finalize the calendar and resubmit to all members at next ASAB meeting. Motion was made by Pat Sanford and seconded by Jean Connerat Austin to approve the calendar. VOTE: Unanimous Animal Services ProgramBob Marotto introduced Volunteer Program Coordinator Sarah Fallin, who gave an overview and progress of the current activities and programs that she has responsibility for. One is the Volunteer Program Area, which involves a recruiting process, orientation, interviews and training. In the first quarter of this year there was an average of 72 volunteers working at the shelter for a total of 410 hours in the month. The volunteers help with dog walks, animal socializing, outreach events, cleaning kennels and feeding animals. Other areas that the volunteers help with are special events such as the dog swim that took place this month at Meadowmont in Chapel Hill. Upcoming special events include Governs Village Event, Chapel Hill Animal Club adopts the shelter for a month, and Shelter Appreciation Week November 410, 2007. In the last quarter there were 10 outreach programs and 3 special events. Sarah also reported that she pairs up with Animal Control to do educational presentations, this would include groups such as the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools, Home Schools, Summer Camp, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Church Groups, etc.. These events help to educate the youth about such things as spay/neuter, responsibility, kindness and care to pets. A few upcoming events will be the Hillsborough and Chapel Hill Holiday Parades and pictures with Santa at Pet Smart. Select Updates Bob Marotto announced that Orange County reported it’s 17 th confirmed rabies case in the Mebane area that involved a raccoon and altercation with dogs that were current on their vaccines. There are 3 more rabies clinics for this year. There is a slight decline of reported cases, from 27 last year to 17 this year. He announced that the Proposed Tethering Report will be reviewed by the BOCC in the upcoming work sessions in November and invites the ASAB members to attend.