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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the First Amendment to revenue generating Agreement for Services 6512 (008-F1511) with the City of South Lake Tahoe for the County to provide animal control services within the boundaries of the City of South Lake Tahoe; and
2) Authorize the HHSA Director or Assistant Director of Human Services to execute further documents relating to Agreement 6512, including amendments which do not affect the term or compensation methodology of the Agreement, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: 100% City of South Lake Tahoe.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The provision of animal-related control services is required under California Health and Safety Code Section 121690(e) which states, “The governing body of each city, city and county, or county shall maintain or provide for the maintenance of a pound system and a rabies control program for the purpose of carrying out and enforcing this section. (Rabies Control).” In addition, the California Food and Agriculture Code Sections 31101-31109 address the impoundment of strays.
Beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 1993-94, the City of South Lake Tahoe (City) has paid the County of El Dorado for its share of costs for animal-control related services performed within the boundaries of the City, resulting in the offset of General Fund costs for services provided by Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Animal Services.
HHSA is currently providing Animal Control services to the City through Agreement for Services 6512 (legacy agreement 008-F1511) executed by the Board on August 26, 2014 (File ID: 11-0573). The agreement renews automatically for successive one-year periods. HHSA and the City have determined that the continued partnership for Animal Control services is in keeping with fiscal sustainability, as the partnership reduces the cost of core services that protect public heal...
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