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<br /> <br />Orange County Animal Services <br />501 W. Franklin St, Suite 106, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 968-2287 <br /> <br />Animal Control <br />PO Box 8181 <br />304 Revere Rd <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />(919) 245-2075 <br /> <br />Robert A. Marotto, <br />Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Animal Shelter <br />1081 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br />(919) 967-7383 <br />Monthly Report <br />Orange County Animal Services <br />September 2005 <br /> <br /> <br />Departmental Highlights <br /> <br />1. We are continuing the development of the Animal Services Department, including the <br />centralization of shared administrative functions such as payroll, IT support, and reports such as <br />this one. <br /> <br />2. The inaugural meeting of the Animal Services Advisory Board was held on September 14th with <br />Board of County Commissioners Chair Moses Carey, County Manager John Link, and Assistant <br />County Manager Gwen Harvey in attendance. Among the issues addressed during this initial <br />meeting were creating standing committees and identifying a slate of candidates for the positions <br />of Chair and Vice Chair. The Advisory Board also received select updates regarding the <br />development of the Department and the functions within the Animal Control and Animal Shelter <br />Divisions. <br /> <br />3. The process of filling the open positions within both Divisions continues. Interviews are being <br />held for Animal Health Technician to replace Jess Allison after her promotion to Shelter <br />Operations Manager. We have opted to reopen the search for an Animal Control Division <br />Manager, in order to find a person capable of performing the duties of that position as part of our <br />management team. Due to the time involved in this ongoing process, we have proceeded with <br />interviewing for the opening of Animal Control Officer as well. <br /> <br />4. We are seeking to develop convergent activities involving both Divisions. One example of this <br />was a spay/neuter information booth at the rabies clinic held at Efland-Cheeks Elementary School <br />on September 8th. Staff provided information regarding the benefits of pet sterilization. On the <br />basis of this experience, we have identified further strategies to address this aspect of the pet <br />overpopulation problem. <br />