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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November ], 2001 <br />Actlpn Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT Appo'ntmant of An'melCmetty lnvesfgatprs <br />DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />925101 Letter from Pat Sanfortl to Rosemary Summers. ext 2411 <br />Rosemary Summers <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsbpwugh ]32-0131 <br />Chapel HIII 968+1901 <br />Durham 683-T331 <br />Mebane 338-22T-2091 <br />PURPOSE: To wnsider nominations for GS 19-A appoimmerds far wunh animal uuelty <br />investigators. <br />BACKGROUND: Since September 1994, the loam of Commissioners has annually appointed <br />or reappointed one or more employees of the Animal ProteRion Society (APB) b act as <br />County-Appoinletl Animal Cmelry Inves[ga[or(s) under NC Ganerel Statutes Chapter 19A. <br />Chapter 19A is a law which provides a civil remetly far cuely W animals. The BoeN pf Heatth <br />has reviewed this nomination and mwmmended krwaMing the nominations of Laua Walters <br />antl Darm Das to the Boartl of Commissioners for appointmem. Both have adentletl animal <br />cruelty investigation workshops antl [heir backgrounds ere Nrther deGiletl in the attached letter <br />from Ma. SanfoN, the APS Executive Director. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The investigators serve as volunteers. al no salary ws[[o Ne wunry. <br />RECOMMENDATION(SJ: The Manager recommends that the BOaM approve the appointment <br />of Laura Walters end Dane Das as county-appointed animal cruelty imesOga[ors Por 2001- <br />2002. <br />