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• Continue to coordinate with staff to inform the BOCC of strategic <br />initiatives and significant policy considerations <br /> <br />Advisory Board Roles and Responsibilities <br />• Continue to recommend ASAB applicants to the BOCC and orient <br />new members to the role and responsibility of the advisory board. <br />• Work with staff to ensure conformity with county policies and <br />procedures for boards and commissions. <br /> <br />What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the <br />upcoming year that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners’ <br />attention? <br /> <br />Animal Ordinance: The ASAB expects to continue to work with staff, the <br />community and others to develop a unified ordinance for Orange County. <br />One task will be to review the next version of the proposed ordinance in <br />late January or February and another will be to participate in the <br />presentation of the ordinance for consideration by the BOCC. The ASAB <br />may also help staff in presenting the approved version of the ordinance to <br />the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. <br /> <br />Spay/Neuter: The ASAB will continue to work with staff and the community <br />to develop and evaluate the efforts at “targeted sterilization” that are at the <br />heart of the county’s community spay and neuter program. In addition, the <br />board will consider the complex issue of “free-roaming cats,” a very <br />complex component of the strategic plan for managing pet overpopulation. <br /> <br />Rural/Urban Issues: The ASAB will continue to work with staff and the <br />community as necessary to address animal-related issues arising out of <br />the interaction between rural and urban areas of the County. The board will <br />continue to communicate and coordinate with the Agricultural Preservation <br />Board in addressing these types of issues. <br /> <br />Board Development: The ASAB will continue to develop itself as an <br />advisory board. This will involve continuing the board’s present effort to <br />become more diverse and reflective of Orange County as a whole. It will <br />also involve periodic orientations for existing members regarding county <br />policy procedures for boards and commissions and the historical fit of the <br />ASAB and staff in the county’s animal services enterprise. Finally, it will <br />also involve an effort to create a strong and cohesive board with a high <br />level of retention that can cultivate its own leadership year-in and year-out. <br />