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Animal Services - continued <br />Performance Measures <br />2011 -12 <br />Actual <br />2012 -13 <br />Actual <br />2013 -14 <br />Budget <br />2013 -14 <br />Projected <br />2014 -15 <br />Budget <br />Service: Health and Safety <br />Exposure and bite investigations <br />• Met response target <br />< 90 minutes <br />301 <br />47% <br />321 <br />58% <br />325 <br />66% <br />315 <br />60% <br />320 <br />60% <br />Positive Rabies Cases <br />18 <br />14 <br />16 <br />20 <br />22 <br />Service: Animal Protection <br />Investigations <br />357 <br />478 <br />352 <br />395 <br />408 <br />Met response target ( <90 minutes) <br />47% <br />50% <br />65% <br />55% <br />60% <br />FY 2014 -15 Objectives <br />• To improve response times for select field services and coordinate with other county staff to <br />establish an appropriate radio communication system for field services. <br />• To coordinate with others within the county and the towns to finalize and implement the unified <br />animal control ordinance and complete the revision of standard operating guidelines for <br />dangerous dogs and rabies control. <br />• To develop a more substantial and ongoing training program including not only basic elements <br />but situational awareness and officer safety, chemical immobilization, and firearm use for field <br />euthanasia of wildlife. <br />• To initiate public outreach about the kennel permit process based upon a dedicated webpage <br />and informational handout and continue to provide basic information about wildlife and refer <br />residents to others with more knowledge and expertise as needed. <br />Budget Highlights <br />• Added the annualized cost of animal control vehicle replacement to the costs recovered from the <br />towns under respective agreements with Hillsborough and Chapel Hill (with a plan to do the <br />same with Carrboro next year). <br />• Increased the annual cost for animal control services for Carrboro from $58,222 to $67,768 in <br />year two of a three year phase -in of total cost recovery for animal control services. <br />• Decreased the annual cost for animal control services for Hillsborough from $50,940 to $45,473, <br />even with the addition of an annualized vehicle replacement cost, as a result of variations in their <br />share of "county service" from 13 percent to 12 percent. <br />• Increased the annual cost for animal control services to Chapel Hill from $81,447 to $86,752, <br />primarily as a result of the addition of an annualized vehicle replacement cost and an increased <br />share of priority after hour services. <br />.1 <br />