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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-03-2008-4gORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 3, 2008 Action Agenda Item No. _ ~~ SUBJECT: Contract Renewal with Town of Carrboro for County Provision of Emergency Animal Rescue Services (EARS) and for Pet License Fee Collection DEPARTMENT: Animal Services Department PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Contract INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Marotto, Animal Services Director, 986-2287 PURPOSE: To approve a contract renewal with the Town of Carrboro to provide the Town with emergency animal rescue services during FY 2008-2009 and identifies how pet license fees for Carrboro residents will be collected. BACKGROUND: The proposed contract renewal has been developed and reviewed with the Town of Carrboro to provide for the continuation of emergency animal rescue services to the Town, July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Based upon review by the Animal Services Department and the Budget Department, there is no change in the direct service delivery or in the level of service and no increase in cost to the Town. Under this contract, EARS workers respond to animal injuries, animal cruelty, animal rescue, animals in need of assistance, rabies suspects, and other emergency calls in the Town limits Carrboro after regular hours of service (that is, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.), Monday through Friday, and 24 hours on Saturday and Sunday and Holidays. In addition, the contract also indicates that the County will collect the Town's animal tax as well as its own and remit or credit that amount to the Town in a manner that is mutually agreeable to both the Town and the County: This has been the practice for a number of years but it has not previously been a component part of an agreement between the Town and the County. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The proposed contract renewal will provide revenue to the County in the amount of $6,000 for FY2008-2009. This amount is the same as for FY2007-2008. In consultation with the Budget Department, it has been determined that this amount fully recovers all of the direct costs entailed by providing the services required by the contract. RECOMMENDATION (S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the contract renewal and authorize the Chair to sign the contract with the Town of Carrboro for Emergency Animal Rescue Services in the amount of $6,000 and for the collection of license fees, subject to final review by Staff and the County Attorney. NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY HEREINAFTER THE COUNTY; AND THE TOWN OF CARRBORO, HEREINAFTER THE TOWN: FOR EMERGENCY ANIMAL RESCUE SERVICES AND LICENSE FEE COLLECTION. WHEREAS, the Aldermen of the Town does appropriate funds for the 2008-2009 fiscal year for the performance of Emergency Animal Rescue Services (EARS)rn Carrboro; and WHEREAS, the County having assumed direct operation of the Orange County Animal Shelter has the capability and a shared interest in continuing to offer this service through agreement to the Town: WITNESSETH The County and the Town hereby agree as follows: • The County's Emergency Animal Rescue Service, a function of the County's operation of the Orange County Animal Shelter (hereafter "the Shelter"), will respond to emergency calls as described below. • All County employees responding to service calls under this agreement will receive training pertaining to the Town's Animal Control Ordinance. • The County agrees to provide an animal control vehicle and necessary animal control equipment for the County's use in the Town in fulfillment of this agreement. • The Town and the County will cooperate to train County employees providing EARS service in the requirements of the Town's Animal Control Ordinance. • It is understood that the County is responsible for setting its animal taxes (or pet license fees) pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 153A-153. Animal tax. • It is understood that the Town is responsible for setting its animal taxes (or pet license fees) pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 160A-212. Animal taxes • The Town and the County agree to provide each other with at least 60 days of notice about any change that they are makingrn their respective animal taxes (or pet license fees) • The County agrees to collect animal taxes (or pet license fees) for the Town and to remit or credit those taxes to the Town in a manner that is mutually agreeable to the County and the Town. The County's assistance to the Town shall include Emergency Animal Rescue Services (hereafter "EARS") as listed below: EARS hours are from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and all holidays and weekends. • The County shall provide trained, qualified personnel to respond to calls for EARS within the Town by going to the scene when necessary to protect and preserve the health and safety of the public and the life and health of animals. Qualified personnel of the County shall, when necessary and proper in the judgment of County personnel, provide first aid treatment and/or take animals requiring care to veterinary facilities according to County policy. When immediate veterinary care is not needed in the judgment of County personnel, an animal may be taken to the shelter. Sick and injured animals will be handled according to the Shelter operating policy. • The County may, in its discretion, bear the cost of emergency care and shelter costs for animals that do not appear to have an owner or keeper, or where the owner or keeper can be identified, charge the owner or keeper with the cost of emergency care and shelter costs of the animals consistent with the Shelter operating policy. • County employees or their designees shall attempt to contact at a time which is reasonable under the circumstances in each situation, the owner or custodian of each animal involved in an emergency requiring the assistance of the Shelter. • The County shall make quarterly reports to the Town on the EARS that required a response within the Town. These quarterly reports will list the date of the call, name of the caller, street location of animal, species of animal, animal ID#, and type of assistance rendered. These reports will be forwarded to the Town Police Department. • Where Town Police, and/or Town Animal Control officers are also on the scene of an animal-related emergency, the County personnel shall cooperate with Town personnel in matters involving safety of persons and/or enforcement of the Town's animal control ordinance. Upon receipt of invoice for the services of EARS, the Town shall make four equal quarterly installment payments of $1500.00 to the County for a total amount of $6,000.00 for the fiscal year 2008-2009. This agreement shall be in effect for the period beginning July 1, 2008 and ending June 30, 2009, subject to annual renewal as negotiated and agreed upon by both parties, unless either party gives 30 days notice of 'intention to cancel this agreement. In witness whereof, the parties hereunto carise this agreement to be executed in their respective names. This the day of , 2008 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Barry Jacobs, Chair TOWN OF CARRBORO Town Manager, Town of Carrboro Chief of Police, Town of Carrboro Approved as to Form County Attorney This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by the Local Government Fiscal and Control Act. BY Finance Director