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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 27, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. S-f <br /> SUBJECT: Contract Renewal with Animal Protection Society for Animal Shelter Services <br /> DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Rosemary Summers, ext 2411 <br /> Contract <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider approving the renewal contract with the Animal Protection Society <br /> (APS)for operating the Animal Shelter. <br /> BACKGROUND: Orange County has contracted with the Animal Protection Society (APS) <br /> since 1979 for operation of the County Animal Shelter located on Airport Road in Chapel Hill. <br /> The Orange County Board of Health reviewed the existing APS contract and its FY 2002-03 <br /> funding request. There are no current changes to the APS Shelter Procedures Manual being <br /> proposed. <br /> The Board of Health reviewed the APS operational funding request of$430,185 for FY 2002- <br /> 2003. This included an increase of$10,027 over the current years funding of$420,158 and <br /> was requested primarily to address personnel related expense increases. At the Board of <br /> Health's request, $1,300 of this increase is earmarked for the purchase of additional rabies <br /> vaccine so that adoptable animals can be vaccinated during the first few days of their shelter <br /> stay rather than waiting until the actual adoption. The Board of Health recommended <br /> operational funding at $430,185 for FY 2002-2003. The APS also requested $6,143 in capital <br /> items for the shelter. The County Manager is recommending only one item, $3,893 for vinyl <br /> flooring replacement, in order to be compliant with disease management in the shelter. <br /> The County Manager's review resulted in a recommended funding level of$428,818 for the <br /> operation of the shelter and $3,893 for replacement of the vinyl flooring. <br /> As an additional note, the Board may remember plans to conduct a survey on customer <br /> satisfaction regarding the animal shelter. With new leadership at APS, and with the <br /> construction of a new shelter in the planning, a delay in the customer survey was proposed with <br /> it being used as a planning tool for the new shelter. <br />