Animal Services Hearing Board Policies and Procedures Adopted January 2016

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1 ANIMAL SERVICES HEARING PANEL POOL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SECTION I: SCOPE A. Purpose 1. For the Orange County Board of Commissioners to establish the specific policies and procedures governing the Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool (“Pool”). 2. For the Orange County Board of Commissioners to appoint a pool of residents within Orange County whose duty it is to hear appeals as provided in Chapter 4 of the Orange County Code of Ordinances, Animal Control Ordinance. B. Authority 1. North Carolina General Statute § 153A-76 grants boards of county commissioners the authority to establish advisory boards. 2. The Orange County Advisory Board Policy serves as the underlying policy document to which the Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool, in addition to this policy and procedure document, is subject. The Orange County Advisory Board Policy is attached hereto as “Exhibit A”. 3. In the event that there is a conflict between the Orange County Advisory Board Policy and this Policies and Procedures document this Policies and Procedures document shall control. C. Charge The charge of the Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool is as follows: 1. To hear appeals from violations of the Orange County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 4 (“Animal Control Ordinance”), as provided in the Orange County Code of Ordinances, § 4-53 Appeals. 2. To hear appeals as prescribed by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 67-4.1(c). SECTION II: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES A. Goals 1. To protect the health, safety and welfare of Orange County residents and the animals residing in Orange County. B. Objectives 1. Conduct fair and impartial hearings of appeals of potentially dangerous dog declaration and any other appeals as may be required by the Animal Control Ordinance. SECTION III: MEMBERSHIP A. Authority