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Advisory Board (Including Adoptions and Dangerous Dog Appeals Process) Attachment 3 is a REVISED draft set of "Rules and Procedures Governing the Organization and Operation of the [Proposed] Orange County Animal Services Advisory Board. This Board to be appointed by the BOCC would serve in a strictly advisory capacity to the new Animal Services Department. The revised draft is based upon changes received in writing from the BOCC. Staff has also used the current Rules of Procedure of the BOCC as a reference guide. The BOCC can choose to confirm this revised draft or make further modifications as desired. Organizational Alignment Attachment 4 is an organizational chart depicting the proposed Animal Services Department Suaaested Next Phase for the Animal Shelter Operations Task Force The Animal Shelter Operations Task Force met on September 30, 2004, The members received a report from Staff on transitional activities after July 1, a briefing on the Transitional Operating Procedures Manual for the Orange County Animal Shelter, and a preview of Governance/Management issues pending before the BOCC, including the structure of the proposed Animal Services Advisory Board, Staff suggests that the next phase of the Animal Shelter Operations Task Force consist of probably 1-2 meetings to discuss the Transitional Operating Procedures Manual for the Orange County Animal Shelter and offer any feedback and input on this evolving body of work, Future review and comment on the Manual would be part of the on-going, normal business of the Animal Services Advisory Board. The Transitional Operating Procedures Manual is based upon the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) "best practices" template provided as part of their consultation to the County, and was further customized by Animal Shelter management consistent with the Preliminary and Final Reports of HSUS on disease prevention and operational improvements. The final draft was compiled and edited by a work group that included the Shelter Director, Administrative Manager, Operations Manager, Animal Control Director, an Animal Control Officer, the Veterinarian from the Board of Health and one of the Consulting Veterinarians from the Shelter. Along with input on the Transitional Operating Procedures Manual, the BOCC may wish to designate other areas of involvement for the Task Force before it "sunsets" with the appointment of the official Advisory Board in January 2005, One option may be having the Task Force membership consider serving as a "focus group" to assist in the Animal Shelter relocation process (but not on any group specifically charged by the BOCC with the actual siting, design or construction of the new facility), Another option would be to encourage Task Force members to continue to support the Shelter as volunteers working in cooperation with the Shelter Director and staff. Members of the Task Force may also wish to apply for appointment to the Animal Services Advisory Council under applicable membership categories, Either way, it is important that there not be two animal advisory groups working at the same time, and staff would recommend that the Task Force "sunset" no later than March 15i or at the point when the new Animal Services Advisory Board is appointed,