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