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APS Notification of Intent The APS is willing to operate the OCAS under contract to Orange County on a month-to- month basis from October 1, 2003 through January 31, 2004 provided that: '' 1. Effective October 1, 2003, the APS is fully compensated by Orange County for the costs of operating the OCAS ~ . 2. The Orange County BOC makes a decision related to the future role of the APS in managing and operating the OCAS by no later than January 31, 2004. 3. If the Orange County BOC decides to continue to contract with APS for long-term operation of the OCAS beyond January 31, 2004, a new contract to that effect will be established prior to February 1, 2004. 4. The APS is included in any Task Force (or any other equivalent body or committee) established by Orange County to address the recommendations of the HSUS. 5. Funding by Orange County for the implementation of any HSUS recommendations by the APS will be provided through a separate contract. 6. The current contract is appropriately modified to provide increased clarity regarding the adoption of animals from the OCAS. In the event that the BOC does not agree with the conditions identified above, the APS intends to proceed as follows: If Orange Count is unwilling to provide full funding for the OCAS starting on October 1, 2003: The APS is willing to continue subsidizing management and operation of the OCAS under the current contract extension from October 1,...2003-through December 31, 20032. During this period the APS will cooperate fully with Orange County in effecting an ~ orderly transition of the responsibility for management and operation of the OCAS. On or before December 31, 2003, the APS will transfer responsibility for the management and operation of the OCAS to Orange County or its designated agent. If the Orange County BOC either has not made a decision by January 31 2004 re~ardin~ the long term future role of the APS in operating the OCAS or has decided that the APS will have no future role in operating the OCAS: The APS is willing to continue operation of the OCAS on a month-to-month basis from February 1, 2004 through June 30, 2004 in order to support an orderly transition of responsibility for management and operation of the OCAS, provided that Orange County has fully funded the OCAS starting on October 1, 2003. On or before June 30, 2004, the APS will transfer responsibility for the management and operation of the OCAS to Orange County or its designated agent. ' If the BOC wants the APS to provide after-hours Emergency Animal Rescue Services (EARs) to Orange County, the monthly payment installment will need to increase by $10,636 to $46,371. Ifthe BOC does not wish to fund after-hours EARS for Orange County, the monthly payment installment will need to increase `y' by $9,427 to $45,162. In the latter case, APS will cease to provide after-hours EARS to Orange County on September 30, 2003. z Provision of after-hours EARS services to Orange County would be terminated on September 30, 2003. 3 O