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11 <br />1 Commissioner Price asked if people are just dropping the animals off, or are people <br />2 being honest and completing paperwork, paying a fee, etc. <br />3 Bob Marotto said the fee is paid by who walks into the building and honestly discloses <br />4 where they are from, and that they wish to surrender an animal. He said most people follow <br />5 this proper procedure. <br />6 <br />7 o Animal Control and Protection Division <br />8 Municipal service revenue changes <br />9 ❖ Carrboro — increase of $5,521 due to average staff costs <br />10 ❖ Chapel Hill — increase of $9,203 due to staff cost <br />11 ❖ Hillsborough — decrease of $7,776 due to call volume and <br />12 indirect costs <br />13 On -Call and Call Back Pay - $25,160 <br />14 <br />15 o Animal Shelter Division <br />16 ■ Revenue from Fee Changes to Increase Cost Recovery - $3,650 <br />17 ❖ 28% of Division is Offset by Revenue <br />18 ■ Additional Microchipping - $3,500 <br />19 <br />20 Chair Dorosin asked if there are specifics that can be looked forward to in Animal <br />21 Services in the next year. <br />22 Bob Marotto said he anticipates the intake of cats to go down, due to a community <br />23 program to sterilize cats. He said spay and neuter efforts will continue, and more households <br />24 can be served due a grant received by the County. <br />25 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the third most popular animal could be identified, after <br />26 dogs and cats. <br />27 Bob Marotto said small animals in general, such as rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, etc. He <br />28 said the number of reptiles is growing. <br />29 Commissioner Burroughs said she has seen Animal Services work great diplomacy <br />30 skills within the community in the midst of tense situations. <br />31 Commissioner Rich encouraged all to go to the shelter to adopt a kitten, or two. <br />32 Staff said 24 kittens were adopted at a recent open house. <br />33 <br />34 Cooperative Extension <br />35 Cooperative Extension — page 104 — Tyrone Fisher <br />36 o Total expenditure budget - $398,955 <br />37 ■ Increase of $14,175 Over FY2017 -18 Budget <br />38 o Breeze Farm Lease Revenue /Expense Decrease — $3,230 <br />39 ■ Large Lessee is Purchasing Farm <br />40 o Increase in State Retirement and Health Insurance Costs - $19,438 <br />41 <br />42 Tyrone Fisher said the department is excited about the new Ag Center, especially the <br />43 opportunities it offers for regional programming. <br />44 <br />45 Department of Environment. Aariculture. Parks and Recreation (DEAPR <br />46 • Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation — page 126 <br />47 o Total expenditure budget - $4,043,556 <br />48 ■ Decrease of $30,244 compared to FY17 -18 Budget <br />49 ■ Motor Pool Changes Resulted in a $83,805 Expenditure Decrease <br />50 o Recreation Division <br />