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City of Georgetown Animal Shelter Advisory Board
Meeting Minutes July 14, 2022
The Animal Shelter Advisory Board met in person Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Regular Session – To begin no earlier than 6:00 pm.
(This Regular Session may, at any time, be recessed to convene at Executive Session for any purpose authorized
by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551).
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Members Present: Laura Klein Plunkett, Amanda Parr, Melissa Sheldon, Chad Harris, April Haughey
Absent: Ned Atkins, Louise Epstein, Bill Gregory
City Staff Present: Jack Daly
Meeting called to order at 6:03 P.M. by Amanda Parr
1. Presentation of Animal Services statistics for May and June 2022 — April Haughey, Animal Services
Manager, Board Liaison
a. RTO for both May and June was lower than preceding months, adding to the strain on kennel space.
b. Owner surrenders remained low. Shelter-provided resources may be helping to divert surrenders but
staff wonders if non-chipped/non-registered dogs are being dumped rather than being surrendered.
There is no way to identify if this is happening.
c. Cat intake is trending down while dog intake rose over the past two months. The number of dogs in
quarantine was high, with a peak of 7 in May and 8 in June. Kennel space remained an issue, with a
dog population as high as 45 and a cat population of 84 in June.
d. LRR remains high, over 97% for both months.
e. ACO calls increased to 373 and 393 for May and June respectively.
f. April Haughey and Jack Daly, in response to Amanda Parr’s inquiry about the status of the mobile
kennels proposed to help with overcrowding, explained the project was delayed by a possible
change in policy and that the cost for the service had increased.
2. Presentation of findings of annual veterinarian inspection by Chad Harris, DVM — April Haughey,
Animal Services Manager, Board Liaison
a. The inspection noted that the floors in the lobby, cat rooms and medical treatment rooms require
refinishing and resealing, and the cat cages in the lobby and cat room require replacement. These
areas cannot be properly sanitized in their current condition.
3. Presentation of public resources offered by Georgetown Animal Shelter — April Haughey, Animal
Services Manager, Board Liaison
a. April presented a slide presentation previously shown to the Friends of the Georgetown Animal
Shelter listing various resources offered to adopters and the community, including:
• Spay/neuter/vaccination clinics, TNR/vaccination assistance, and spay/neuter vouchers.
• Adopters receive a code for one week of free virtual training for shelter dogs through GoodPup.
• The Pet Food Pantry, in operation since March 2020, which has fulfilled 493 requests for food
and supplies.
• Low-cost microchipping at the shelter, and microchip scanners at all fire stations, assist in
finding owners of lost pets.
• Community outreach includes volunteers bringing shelter dogs and kittens to local assisted living
facilities monthly.
• Camp Goodwater prepares Kongs for shelter dogs for stress-relief use on Independence Day.
• Animal Control presentations at the Citizens Police Academy.
• Participation in school volunteer showcases.
• Sharing other resources such as utilizing Adopt-a-Pet and PASS to network a pet for rehoming,
and area providers of low-cost vaccine clinics and veterinarian services.
b. April Haughey gave the Board a brief overview of the proposed budget and staffing needs for the
coming fiscal year.
3. Consideration and possible action to approve Minutes from May 2022 — Amanda Parr, Board Chair
a. With no corrections or additions to the minutes as presented, Amanda Parr made a motion to ap-
prove the minutes. Melissa Sheldon seconded the motion. The motion was approved and passed
unanimously.
4. With no further business or discussion, Laura Klein Plunkett made a motion to adjourn. Motion was
seconded by Amanda Parr and approved by all.
Meeting adjourned 7:03 P.M.
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Chair, Amanda Parr
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Secretary, Laura Klein Plunkett
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Liaison, April Haughey