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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, Agriculture, 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 />