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January 22, 2014
COMMUNITY GIVING FUND
• Animal Services has received $10,672 in dedicated donations since January 2013
o Donations were dedicated to the following:
Medical Care for Adoptable Animals ($5,476)
Community Spay & Neuter ($3,164)
Promoting Adoptable Pets ($1,332)
Enhanced cat sheltering ($363) and dog exercise area ($335)
• Please pass the word to stakeholders, friends and other community supporters!
PLACEMENT PARTNER PROFILES
• Partnerships are fundamental to our work and to our success
• Private (non-profit) partnerships include
o Placement partners (aka rescues) for animal placement
o Coalition to Unchain Dogs for compliance with tethering ordinance
o CLAWS for wildlife rehabilitation and public information about wildlife
o Kids4Kindness responsibility/humane education program for fourth grade students in
county schools
• Request that the ASAB continue to host partners on a regular basis
FISCAL YEAR 2013 2014 BUDGET PREPARATIONS
• They are officially underway!
• ASAB will again have a role in review of referred non-profit agency applications for funding
• With respect to operations, direction is to prepare a “continuation budget”
• Notable Animal Services requests:
o Fees related to ordinance changes
Requirement for microchipping of recovered animals and related fee
Differential recovery fee for intact (reproductive) and sterilized animals
o More Support for Shelter Operations (Animal Care and Veterinary Health Technicians)
In past 3 fiscal years (2011-2013), only fully staffed 25% of time.
Of months with vacancies, there were 9 with 1 (33%), 13 with 2 (48%), 4 with 3
(15%) and 1 (4%) with 4.
For these 3 years, there was an average salary shelter staff savings of $45,190
• ASAB support requested in manner similar to past years.
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS &RECENT SHELTER STATISTICS
• Home for Holiday accomplishments are summarized in attached column
• One hundred and thirty-four (134) adoptions in December 2013 with an 85% live release rate.
• Ninety-six (96) adoptions month to date for January (2014)
• 2013 performance statistics (shelter, field and others) will be available at next meeting.
By Bob Marotto, Animal Services Director