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This has allowed Shelter management to more fully use staffs technical talents <br />and define their duties more precisely, For example, office staff are now able to <br />cross check lost and found reports, check lost reports against animals currently <br />in the Shelter, and do a daily animal census rather than be pulled to other duties <br />such as cleaning, This has accounted for the increase in animals returned to <br />their owners. The Health Care Technicians can perform duties that take <br />advantage of their advanced training and skill, Temporary help has allowed the <br />Shelter to perform cleaning in a more through and timely manner and deliver <br />better customer service, Shelter management is also observing improved staff <br />stabi I ity/retention.. <br />Attachment A is an organizational chart for the Animal Shelter. A mare <br />thorough assessment of staff allocations and the need for temporary services will <br />be part of budget planning and projections for the next fiscal year. <br />The Shelter is able to provide more in house services for the animals. <br />Treatments can be performed more quickly, with less expense and less staff time <br />involved transporting animals. Shelter staff can treat a greater number of animals <br />in house, which is not only cheaper, but also timelier, decreasing the amount of <br />pain for animals with wounds or injuries. It has allowed the Shelter to do <br />treatments that may not have been feasible in the past. <br />The Transitional Operating Procedures Manual has been approved after input <br />from the Shelter staff, County Management, the Review Committee, and the <br />Shelter Task Force, This manual was based on the HSUS template and <br />addresses many issues outlined in the consultation report. Attachment B is a <br />copy of the Transitional Operating Procedures Manual approved by the <br />Animal Shelter Operations Task Force at its January meeting. <br />Animal Health Care <br />A Health Care Technician examines each animal upon entry into the Shelter. <br />Heartworm testing is performed for dogs, and Feline Leukemia and/or Feline <br />AIDS testing for cats, Because of this initial screening the Shelter is better able to <br />judge the adoptability of animals at intake giving us the opportunity to make <br />better, more informed decisions on which animals should be available for <br />adoption acid how to use the finite cage space more efficiently, Shelter staff can <br />identify many of the diseased animals at admission and take appropriate <br />measures to safe guard the health of the public and the general Shelter <br />population, This increases confidence about the health of the animals being <br />shown to the public, <br />Prior to the adoption of this policy there was an instance in which a dog was <br />admitted to the Shelter and kept for six days. At that time someone expressed <br />interest in adopting the dog and it was tested for heartworm. The dog tested <br />