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ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INPUT FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ ANNUAL PLANNING RETREAT The Board of Commissioners welcomes input from various advisory boards and commissions in preparation for its annual planning retreat. Please complete the following information, limited to the front and back of this form. Other background materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not as a substitute for, this form. Board/Commission Name: Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) Person to address the BOCC at Retreat (if requested by BOCC) and contact information: Susan Elmore, DVM, Chair, ASAB and/or Michele Walker, JD, Vice Chair, ASAB. Primary County Staff Contact: Bob Marotto, Animal Services Director How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including any special meetings and sub-committee meetings? In 2014, the ASAB will again have a monthly meeting schedule to ensure that there is sufficient time to hear public comment and address agenda items in a deliberate and timely manner. In the event that there is not a definite need for a monthly meeting, none will be held. The ASAB will continue to be supported, in the main, by the Animal Services Director to control staff time spent in support of the ASAB. Presently, the ASAB has only one standing committee and one task force: • Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeal Committee: This standing committee is required by NCGS to hear appeals initiated by owners of potentially dangerous dog declarations. Based on requests for appeal, this committee often meets between six and twelve times per year. • Free-roaming cats and pet overpopulation: This task force will consider ways in which to promote targeted spay and neuter among various segments of the county’s population of free-roaming cats as part of the county’s strategic plan for managing pet overpopulation. The BOCC’s final decision about the appeal process set forth in the unified animal control ordinance may well have an impact in this area. If the ASAB becomes responsible for the appeals process for administrative orders and civil penalties (as proposed), a new standing committee with only a projected work load will need to be formed.