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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 1, 2000 <br />SUBJECT: Appointment of 19A County-Appointed Animal <br />Action Agenda <br />Iltem No. ~~ f <br />ator <br />DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC HEARING: kY/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />September 28 letter from APS Executive Rosemary Summers'~P ext 2411 <br />Director to Health Director <br />TELEPHONE NUM~ERS: <br />Hillsborough 732';$181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688'-7331 <br />Mebane 336'.227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a nomination for aCounty-Appointed Animal Cruelty Investigator. <br />BACKGROUND: Since September 1994 the Board of Commissioners has annually appointed <br />or reappointed one or more employees of the Animal Protection Society to acct as County- <br />Appointed Animal Cruelty Investigator(s) under Chapter 19A. Chapter 19A its a law which <br />provides a civil remedy for cruelty to animals. The Board of Health has revi wed this <br />nomination and recommended forwarding the nomination of Dean Edwards~o the Board of <br />Commissioners for appointment. <br />Mr. Edwards is an employee of the Animal Protection Society and has recei~ed special training <br />in this area as detailed in Ms. Sanford's letter. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The investigator serves as a volunteer, at no salary dust to the county. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of Commissioners re- <br />appoint Dean Edwards as aCounty-Appointed Animal Cruelty Investigator for 2000-2001. <br />