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37 <br /> NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Orange County Animal Services Advisory Board <br /> REPORT PERIOD: January 2022 — December 2022 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ANNUAL <br /> REPORT/WORK PLAN FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> The Board of Commissioners appreciates the dedication of all the volunteers on their <br /> boards and commissions and welcomes input from various advisory boards and <br /> commissions throughout the year. Please complete the following information, limited to <br /> the front and back of this form. Other background materials may be provided as a <br /> supplement to, but not as a substitute for, this form. <br /> Board/Commission Name: Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) <br /> Person to address the BOCC and contact information: <br /> • Dr. Lee Pickett, ASAB Chair <br /> o leepickett(a pm.me <br /> • Allan Polak, ASAB Vice Chair <br /> o allan.polak(c_gmail.com <br /> Primary County Staff Contact: Sandra Strong, DVM, Director, Orange County Animal <br /> Services (OCAS) <br /> How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including any <br /> special meetings and sub-committee meetings? <br /> The ASAB meets monthly on the third Wednesday from 18:30 to 20:00 except for the <br /> months of July and December. These meetings are open to the public which is invited to <br /> present their concerns or challenges with animals in the community. <br /> Three (3) ASAB members serve on the Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool, which <br /> hears appeals of dangerous dog declarations or other ordinance laws enforced by <br /> OCAS. One ASAB member chairs the appeal hearings comprised of three members of <br /> the Panel Pool, convened under the Unified Animal Ordinance. <br /> Finally, as needed, the ASAB creates task forces to examine specific issues which have <br /> been brought to its attention and which require in-depth fact-gathering or analysis. Task <br /> forces active in 2022 included: examination of the existing ordinance provisions for the <br /> keeping and/or displaying of potentially dangerous wild and exotic animals in Orange <br /> County; noise complaints arising from the keeping of roosters in populated residential <br /> areas outside municipal boundaries but within Orange County. <br />