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22 <br />,just want to be perfectly clear that everybody understands that we are a task force <br />and that we are simply going to be malting, if we can, a recommendation to the <br />commissioners and ultimately the commissioners are going to betaking action on <br />one of these plans or some hybrid or whatever. We are a task force that is just going <br />to be making recommendations. There were a lot of comments about tax write-offs, <br />donations, and the committee as a group we've had significant conversations about <br />that. In Chapel Hill, for example, there is a Friends of Park and Recreation <br />Association which is a tax exempt organization which if there was going to be a <br />change we discussed as a committee that if there was a county run shelter, that would <br />be an appropriate model which would facilitate some of the tax advantages, et cetera, <br />et cetera that are associated.. So everybody's concerns, it's good to get the concerns <br />heard and then we will have a chance to include those in our recommendations, The <br />volunteer issue - it would be very helpful for me and this is to the county staff in <br />preparation for our next meeting - I would like to know what the county's <br />experience is in developing and fostering citizen volunteer support.. I assume the <br />library senior citizens receive a lot of volunteer support. I imagine Park & <br />Recreation in the county gets a lot of citizen support.. This is not like we would be <br />reinventing the wheel if we wanted to really focus on malting this a good place for <br />citizens to focus their energy and help the animals so that would be very helpful. I <br />walked in a little bit late but the other lcey issue that this task force has talked about <br />and I think that it's the bottom line ethic is how do we make recommendations which <br />will lead to the adoptable animals that come into whatever program it is getting <br />adopted and giving the most adoptable animals the longest and most reasonable <br />chance to find a permanent home. That's been the guiding principal. I think that <br />was unanimous and everyone's focus. We talked a lot about no kill and I think that <br />ethically we are all on the same page. There are a lot of administrative issues and <br />this notion of getting the adoptable animals adopted is really what's driving this task <br />force. Thanks for coming out. It is really helpful to hear from the citizens. <br />Female speaker speaking sway, from microphone .. .inaudible. <br />As I said in the beginning, the 23`d of March, the task Force is going to meet again <br />and is at least scheduled to make a recommendation to the county commissioners for <br />the commissioners to consider at their April 151 work session. Both of those meetings <br />will take place in Hillsborough. They are public meetings and so anyone is <br />welcomed to attend. <br />Last call. Maybe that is appropriate to the day. It sounds like they are having a pazty <br />on WCHL. Okay, well we thank you all very much for coming, and as I said before, <br />we appreciate the engagement by the community. It sounds like the task force does <br />too. We look forward to seeing you again in subsequent meetings. <br />