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<br /> <br />WORKING DOCUMENT <br /> <br />NAME OF BOARD: Animal Services Advisory Board <br />Report Period: 2017-2018 <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, 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 />The ASAB has a monthly meeting except for the months of July and <br />December. Monthly meetings ensure that there is sufficient time to listen <br />to stakeholders and address issues and concerns in a deliberate and timely <br />manner. <br /> <br />Three (3) ASAB members serve on the Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool. <br />They chair the appeal hearing panels convened under the Unified Animal <br />Ordinance. Each month there have been between two (2) and four (4) <br />appeal hearings (ranging in time from three-quarters of an hour up to two <br />hours). <br /> <br />The ASAB has also created task forces to address specific issues in <br />greater depth. One is looking at community resources for pets belonging to <br />the homeless in coordination with Corey Root, Orange County’s <br />Homelessness Coordinator. Another is looking at how Orange County <br />Animal Services might approach the owners of surrendered animals that <br />are suffering as a result of some kind of neglect. <br /> <br />Finally, three members of the ASAB serve on the review committee for the <br />Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Award. The committee is charged with <br />reviewing applications and making a selection based upon award criteria.