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2 <br /> Significant developments for calendar year 2018 include: <br /> <br /> Spaying and neutering a total of 602 cats and dogs on the basis of our partnership with <br />AnimalKind and Spay Neuter Assistance Program—North Carolina. <br /> Spaying and neutering 251 dogs and cats belonging to clients of the Department of Social <br />Service (DSS) on a “no pay” basis; and <br /> Tripling the number of spays and neuters (from 50 to 149) performed for pets belonging to <br />residents with household incomes from 200 to 400 percent of the federal poverty level on the <br />basis of a grant from the Margaret T. Petrie Spaying and Neutering Foundation. <br /> Helping to control the number of animals needing to be sheltered by Orange County Animal <br />Services, which for the fourth consecutive year was less than 3000. <br /> <br />Orange County’s subsidized spay and neuter for cats and dogs is now available to more residents <br />than ever before. Orange County Animal Services received another grant from the Margaret T. Petrie <br />Spaying and Neutering Foundation in the amount of $25,000 to continue to cover the cost of spay <br />and neuter for animals belonging to residents whose household income is between 200 and 400 <br />percent of the federal poverty level. Previously, 200 percent was the ceiling for income-based <br />qualification. <br /> <br />Orange County also continues its effort to sterilize cats from farms and stables in more rural parts of <br />Orange County. Animal Services has created a Working (Barn) Cat Program that not only sterilizes <br />but vaccinates, microchips, and licenses participating felines for free. The funding for this effort has <br />shifted from a grant to donatio ns received through Orange County’s Community Giving Fund. As a <br />result of outreach including Cooperative Extension and the Agricultural Preservation Board , among <br />others, Animal Services was able to sterilize 136 working cats in 2018. <br />. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The resolution has no financial impact. Events and outreach done in <br />conjunction with this year’s Spay Neuter Day involve funds already in the County’s Community Spay <br />and Neuter Fund. The FY1819 operating budget for the Community Spay and Neuter Fund is <br />$68,350 and there is a fund balance of approximately $42,616. These funds primarily come from the <br />$20 differential license fee for reproductive cats and dogs, combined with reimbursement from the <br />North Carolina Spay Neuter Reimbursement Program, significant donations from the public and <br />grants awarded to Animal Services. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends the Board receive the written program report, <br />adopt the proposed resolution, and authorize the Chair to sign the resolution.