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<br /> <br />WORKING DOCUMENT <br /> <br />NAME OF BOARD: Animal Services Advisory Board <br />Report Period: 2016-2017 <br /> <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br />ANNUAL REPORT/WORK PLAN FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />The Board of Commissioners welcomes input from various advisory boards and <br />commissions in preparation for its annual planning retreat. Please complete the <br />following information, limited to the front and back of this form. Other <br />background materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not as a <br />substitute for, this form. <br /> <br />Board/Commission Name: Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) <br /> <br /> <br />Person to address the BOCC at Work Session—if applicable and contact <br />information: Currently, Maureane Hoffman is the ASAB Chair. <br /> <br />Primary County Staff Contact: Bob Marotto, Animal Services Director <br /> <br />How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including any <br />special meetings and sub-committee meetings? <br /> <br />In 2017, the ASAB will again have a monthly meeting except for the months <br />of July and December. Monthly meetings ensure that there is sufficient <br />time to listen to stakeholders and address issues and concerns in a <br />deliberate and timely manner. <br /> <br />The ASAB no longer has a standing committee. It should be noted, <br />however, that three (3) board members serve on the Animal Services <br />Hearing Panel Pool. They are responsible for chairing the panels convened <br />to hear appeals under the Unified Animal Ordinance. Since the adoption of <br />ordinance earlier this year, there have been approximately two (2) hearings <br />each month. <br /> <br />In addition, task forces are created as needed to address specific issues in <br />greater depth. One of these is looking at community resources for pets <br />belonging to the homeless in coordination with Corey Root, Orange <br />County’s Homelessness Coordinator. <br /> <br />Another board task force worked with staff to develop the Pat Sanford <br />Animal Welfare Grant which is now in place. Also, board members will be <br />joining staff on a panel to review grant applications in the month of <br />November. .