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<br /> <br />Animal Services Updates <br />January 20, 2016 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />o Less reliance upon AnimalKind and more reliance upon SNAP-NC <br />• We are now reaching stability on the basis of the following <br />o AnimalKind will continue to provide no-pay vouchers for pet owners on public <br />assistance and with a household income of less than 200 percent <br />o AnimalKind will also distribute an Orange County brochure and continue to <br />identify households qualifying for reimbursement <br />• The income loss from reimbursement may be up to as much as $12,000 and additional <br />funds will thus be requested as part of the FY2016-2017 to sustain the program <br /> <br /> <br />FY2016 2017 BUDGET <br />• The budget process is now underway for the coming fiscal year and it has been <br />restructured to incorporate leadership teams, e.g, Public Safety and Community <br />Relations <br />• Animal Services will be requesting another FTE for an animal care technician to <br />alleviate staffing challenges and staff stress <br />• Animal Services will also be requesting another vehicle with an “animal-mobile” unit <br />with heating and air conditioning, among other smaller items <br />• No new fees except for adjustments to cover customary practices (e.g., lower fees for <br />licensing for puppies and kittens) are foreseen at this time. <br />• There will be some revenue implications of the microchipping required by the Unified <br />Animal Ordinance(UAO) after its adoption <br />• Other fee changes arising from the adoption of the UAO include the differential as well <br />as tiered recovery schedule for reproductive versus intact animals and the (refundable) <br />sterilization deposit <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Prepared by Bob Marotto, <br />Animal Services Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />