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AS News—August 21, 2013 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />THE CONUNDRUM OF OPERATIONS & GOVERNANCE <br />• There are real tensions between operations (and administration) and governance in conjunction <br />with advisory boards. <br />• Trade-offs may occur and there may be a swinging pendulum: <br />o Priority of governance (in the extreme, regardless of operational impacts). <br />o Priority of operations (in the extreme, at the expense of citizen involvement) <br />• It is good to reflect on tensions and trade-offs with recent changes in the Board of County <br />Commissioners and the impending appointment of a new county manager <br />• There is a need for balance; it should be the shared goal of the ASAB and Animal Services staff! <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />By Bob Marotto, Animal Services Director