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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign a Proclamation to recognize April 7, 2019 through April 13, 2019 as “National Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week” in the County of El Dorado.
FUNDING: N/A
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The National Animal Care & Control Association began presenting national awards in 1988 at their annual training conference. This recognition is of the men and women who dedicate their lives to preserving the human/animal bond by insisting upon responsible pet ownership.
The County’s Animal Services Officers are available twenty-four (24) hours each day, seven (7) days each week, every day of the year. Animal Services support staff care for all of the animals located at each of the two County animal shelters every day, regardless of weather conditions.
Each Animal Services Officer must pass and maintain the necessary law enforcement training to effectively perform their duties in the field. They are often called upon to accompany local law enforcement to remove and care for animals when local law enforcement needs Animal Services’ assistance. Their service extends to disasters, emergencies, and various rescues including a recent extraction of a horse stuck in the window of a barn, and the rescue of a dog from the back country. In addition, Animal Services provides assistance to other counties when requested for mutual aid in response to a disaster or emergency in the requesting county, such as the Camp Fire in Butte County that occurred in November 2018.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board of Supervisors could decline to adopt this Proclamation to recognize April 7, 2019 through April 13, 2019 as National Animal Care and Control Week.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION:
1) 04-10-2018, File ID 18-0451, HHSA 2018 Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week proclamation
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
N/A
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board approve this item.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact with this proclamation.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1. Clerk of the Board to obtain the Chair’s signature on one (1) Proclamation.
2. Clerk of the Board to present the signed Proclamation to the Chief Animal Control Officer after it is read.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT:
County’s Strategic Plan: Healthy Communities: Improved health, well-being and self-sufficiency of El Dorado County communities, residents and visitors.
CONTACT
Don Semon, Director