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1:3 1 appropriate installment financing agreement for this equipment with a local financial 2 institution. 3 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 4 5 i. Budget Amendment #2 6 The Board considered approving budget ordinance amendments for fiscal year 7 2003-04. 8 Commissioner Jacobs pointed out that item number 2, Human Services and non- 9 departmental, is an application of monies that this Board set aside at the end of last 10 fiscal year for this fiscal year understanding that there would be shortfalls in funding far 11 Human Services.. He also pointed out the third item, that the Sheriff's department will 12 now have the capability to catch speeders, He would like the Sheriff to spend more time 1.3 on Old NC 86, which is a dangerous road when people travel at a speed of 60-70 miles 14 an hour. 15 A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner 16 Carey to approve the budget ordinance amendments for Library Services, Human 17 Services Non-Departmental, Sheriff's Department, Emergency Management, 18 Department of Social Services, Orange Public Transportation, and Purchasing/Central 19 Services. 20 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 21 22 L Contract Extension with the APS for Operation of the Orange County 23 Animal Shelter 24 The Board considered authorizing continuation of the current contract with the 25 Animal Protection Society (APS) for operation of the Orange County Animal Shelter until 26 such time as the Board of County Commissioners elects otherwise, acknowledging that 27 this action shall extend the subject contract through, at minimum, October 31, 2003; and 28 authorizing the County Manager to provide written notice to APS of the renewal of the 29 contract with APS as provided in the contract addendum until further action by the 30 Board. .31 Commissioner Carey said that he pulled this to make a suggestion to the Board, 32 He thanked the Board for videotaping the report presentation because he could not 33 attend it. He said that there were some good recommendations made by HSUS, and 34 one was for a task force. He suggested that the Board consider extending the contract :35 to December 31, 2003 instead of October 31, 2003. This comes with the caveat that we 36 expect APS to focus on addressing some of the issues raised in the report as well as 37 before the report. 38 39 Public Comment: 40 41 Beverly Rockhill, Professor of Cancer Epidemiology at UNC, said that should the 42 current APS lose its contract with Orange County, there will be volunteers to work with 4.3 the new organization, She believes that there will be far more volunteers than currently 44 are at APS. She is no longer a volunteer at APS by her own choice.. She will not be 45 volunteering at the facility again until it is under new management. She said that the 46 shelter is in disarray and disorganization and that there is apathy and occasional hostility 47 existing among those empowered at APS, She has volunteered far animal organizations 48 for the last 14 years and she is a lifetime member of APS, She asked the Board to keep 49 in mind a statement in the HSUS report regarding the removing of voting rights last 50 November, She quoted from the report as follows: "Several members of the APS Board 51 and staff reported to the HSUS that there had never been active participation by the