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ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br />INPUT FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ ANNUAL PLANNING RETREAT <br /> <br /> <br />The Board of Commissioners welcomes input from various advisory boards and <br />commissions in preparation for its annual planning retreat. Please complete the <br />following information, limited to the front and back of this form. Other <br />background materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not as a <br />substitute for, this form. <br /> <br />Board/Commission Name: Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) <br /> <br /> <br />Person to address the BOCC at Retreat (if requested by BOCC) and contact <br />information: Kristine Bergstrand, DVM, Chair, ASAB but a new chair will be <br />elected at the January 16, 2013 meeting <br /> <br /> <br />Primary County Staff Contact: Bob Marotto, Animal Services Director <br /> <br />How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including any <br />special meetings and sub-committee meetings? <br /> <br />In 2013, the ASAB will have a monthly meeting schedule. The ASAB <br />decided to return to a monthly meeting schedule from the bimonthly <br />meeting schedule it has kept since the middle of 2010. The reason for the <br />decision was that bimonthly meetings did not offer sufficient time to hear <br />public comment and address agenda items in a deliberate and timely <br />manner. <br /> <br />The ASAB will continue to be supported, in the main, by the Animal <br />Services Director to control staff time spent in support of the ASAB. In <br />addition, the director’s time commitment may actually be minimized by the <br />election of a secretary with record keeping responsibilities at the first <br />meeting of the year (January) in 2013. <br /> <br />Presently, the ASAB has only one standing committee and one task force:: <br /> <br />• Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeal Committee: This standing <br />committee is required by NCGS to hear appeals initiated by owners <br />of potentially dangerous dog declarations. Based on requests for <br />appeal, this committee often meets between six and twelve times per <br />year. <br />• Animal Recovery and Sterilization Committee: This task force is <br />considering a legislative issue as part of the County’s strategic plan <br />for addressing pet overpopulation. In particular, it is considering <br />whether there are ordinance changes the County should make to