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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: .June 7, 2005 <br />Action Agen a <br />Item No. ~-~.. <br />SUBJECT: Contract Renewal w/ Town of Carrboro far County Provision of Emergency <br />Animal Rescue Services (EARS) <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager's Office PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gwen Harvey, Assistant County <br />Contract Manager, ext 2307 <br />.loe Pulcinella, Shelter Director, <br />933-3373 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: <br />To approve a contract renewal with the Town of Carrboro to provide the Town with emergency <br />animal rescue services during FY2006. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The attached contract has been developed and reviewed with the Town of Carrboro to provide <br />for the continuation of emergency animal rescue services to the Town, July 1, 2005 through <br />June 30, 2006. There is no change in the level of service and no increase in cost to the Town. <br />EARS workers respond to animal injuries, animal cruelty, animal rescue, animals in need of <br />assistance, rabies suspects in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, and all calls in the Town limits of <br />Chapel Hill and Carrboro after hours -from 6:OOPM to 8:OOAM, Monday through Friday, and 24 <br />hours on Saturday and Sunday. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: <br />The contract renewal will provide revenue to the County in the amount of $6,000 for FY2006. <br />