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Review and approval of February 15, 2023 ASAB meeting summary: <br /> Vote(Motion/2nd) <br /> Sunita Driehuys aye <br /> Lee Pickett aye <br /> Allan Polak aye <br /> Dawn Roberts absent <br /> Cathy Munnier aye <br /> Judy Miller 2nd <br /> Lucia Welborne Arrived after vote <br /> Mike Delafield Motion <br /> Kim Rider Aye <br /> Cathy Munnier aye <br /> Debby Hill aye <br /> New Business <br /> OCAS Updates <br /> o Tenille Fox (Communications Specialist)presented to the board about her role at <br /> OCAS—responsible for press releases (eg—rabies cases,public advisories), donation <br /> acknowledgements, social media manager(Facebook is primary modality), news <br /> media liaison, advertising &promotions, webmaster, educational articles, liaison for <br /> database management system(Chameleon), grant procurement and reporting, I.T. <br /> liaison. Uses print, digital and mailing to get messages to public. This presentation <br /> was recorded. <br /> o Discussion about Community Giving Fund being antiquated—acknowledgements <br /> need to go through County Finance Dept, donations to multiple departments can't be <br /> made on the same day <br /> o Dr. Strong's updates <br /> ■ presentation to Board of County Commissioners by Lee Pickett yesterday was <br /> well done <br /> ■ Pet food pantry surplus is low—will be sending out a request for donations <br /> ■ Buckhorn Flea Market—lots of puppy sales happening currently. Animal <br /> Control officers are surveilling and educating currently and working towards <br /> banning puppy and kitten sales at the market. <br /> ■ Working on annual budget currently—have increased staff pay to improve <br /> retention <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br />