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<br /> <br />Timeline for Unified Animal Control Ordinance <br />October 10, 2013 <br />• October <br />o Gather written comments from Commissioners from October 1 meeting <br />o Confer with Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) regarding “my dog scenarios” <br />o Contact Aimee Wahl, UNC School of Government, regarding key issues <br /> Trespass and watchdog <br /> “My dog scenarios” <br />• From actual case histories <br />• Hypotheticals from the ASAB <br /> Clarification of observations about the appeals body <br /> <br />• November <br />o Review and incorporate Commissioner written comments (see above) <br />o Consider and work through “my dog scenarios” <br />o Meet with and/or obtain feedback from Professor Wahl <br /> Annette, Bob and ASAB Chair and/or Vice-Chair <br /> <br />• December <br />o Prepare necessary revisions of the proposed ordinance <br /> Clean-up <br /> Substantive <br />• January <br /> <br />o Present revised proposed ordinance to Animal Services Advisory Board <br />o Make further revisions as needed <br />o BOCC Work Session <br /> Obtain direction on key issues and/or policy choices <br />• Trespass and watchdog <br />• Appeal process <br /> Obtain “clean up” comments from Commissioners on final proposed ordinance” <br /> <br />• February <br />o Clean up “final proposed ordinance” based upon Commissioner comment <br />o Schedule first reading for “final proposed ordinance” <br /> <br />• March <br />o First reading of “final proposed ordinance” <br />o Second reading of “final proposed ordinance” in all likelihood