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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - 09-06-1994-IX-A 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. . A ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 6, 1994 SUBJECT: Request to Appoint an Animal Cruelty Investigator DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert Kittrell TELEPHONE NUMBER- Hillsborough -732-8181 Chapel Hill -968-4501 Mebane -227-2031 Durham -688-7331 PURPOSE: To consider a request to appoint an animal cruelty investigator. BACKGROUND: The Orange County Animal Protection Society has requested that the Board appoint a County Animal Cruelty Investigator under N.C.G.S. 19A. The APS has identified a person on their staff to perform the ACI duties. The designation would not require APS to request additional funding from the County for this initiative. N.C.G.S. 19A provides a civil remedy for the protection and humane treatment of animals in addition to any criminal remedies that are available. The Board is authorized to appoint one or more animal cruelty investigators to serve without any compensation or other employee benefits. The appointment shall be for a one- year term subject to removal for cause by the board. Currently, the APS and the Animal Control Division of the County Health Department perform animal cruelty investigations under N.C.G.S 14-360 which provides for criminal remedies. The appointment of an animal cruelty investigator would make cruelty investigations more efficient. APS representatives will be present to answer questions and explain how the program would be implemented. 2 RECOMMENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends that the Board of Commissioners approve the request of The Orange County Animal Protection Society (APS) to appoint a County Animal Cruelty Investigator under N.C. G.S. 19A with the understanding that as, appointee of the County, this investigator will follow the cruelty investigator protocol as agreed to by the County and APS, and will be subject to county review as is customary for any county appointed representative.