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Animal Shelter Advisory Board
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Thursday,, January 12., 2023
The Georgetown Animal Shelter Advisory Board met on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at6:00 PM at City
Hall Community Room, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. St., Georgetown, TX 78626.
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The following Members were in attendance:
Present were: Laura Klein Plunkett, Ned Atkins, William Gregory, Amanda Parr, Chad A Harris
Regular1. Session
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1.A Minutes
Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from July 2022 - Amanda Parr,
Board Chair
Moved by Ned Atkins; seconded by Chad A Harris to Approve Motion to approve
minutes from July 2022.
Motion Approved: 5- 0
Voting For: Laura Klein Plunkett, Ned Atkins, William Gregory, Amanda Parr, Chad A
Harris
Voting Against: None
1.13 Statistics
Presentation of Animal Services Statistics for FY22 year end and Dec. 2022 - April
Haughey, Animal Services Manager, Board Liaison
Jack Daly, on behalf of April, presented the December and year-end statistics.
2022's LRR was 94.1 %, with 694 adoptions, 263 RTO, and 80 euthanasia. LOS
15.51 average. ACO calls 4131, 559 over the previous year.
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1.0 Staffing and Operational Updates
Presentation on current staffing levels and operational updates, -- April Haughey,
Animal Services Manager (Board Liaison)
8 new modular kennels, which can be relocated to another site, have been
purchased and installed.
Staffing turnover and shortages resulted in operational changes, including
Sunday closure, shorter hours Monday and Friday, and scheduling owner
surrenders four weeks out combined with providing them rehoming
resources. Since statute requires a shelter employee to be on the Board, April
will now be a Board Member.
PT employees have been hired at increased pay levels.
Other operations improvements include new kennel floors and drain grates
with help Frorn FOGAS. A new security gate, play yard dividers, fire system
upgrades, and a commercial dishwasher were purchased and installed.
Medical supply costs have increased about 200%.
I.D Potential Partnership with WCRAS
Discussion on the current status of exploration of a partnership between the City of
Georgetown Animal Shelter and Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter. -- April
Haughey, Animal Services Manager (Board Liaison)
Discussions are ongoing with WCRAS on a possible merger. Since Georgetown
may be a significant percentage of intakes, there is much to consider at WCRAS
and in Georgetown regarding financial obligations and facility impact.
FOGAS purchased kennels for shelter. FOGAS board voted to discontinue
meeting, stop all fundraising operations, and ultimately dissolve if the merger
with WCAS is realized. In the interim, they will continue to consider Shelter
requests for financial support. Upon their dissolution they will distribute any
remaining money, currently about $134,000, based on pending changes to
their by-laws.
1. E Ordinances
Discussion on current status of presented ordinance changes -- April Haughey, Animal
Services Manager (Board Liaison)
The administrative changes proposed by the Board were accepted by Council.
Council declined to proceed with any proposed ordinance changes. Council
requested that any future ordinance changes should be only with their prior
direction and approval.
1.F Friends and SRF[3oDatkons FY22
Presentation on donations received and spending of donations by the Friends of the
Georgetown Animal Shelter and the Animal Shelter's Special Revenue Fund. -- April
Haughey, Animal Services Manger (Board Liaison)
April presented consolidated Income and Expense Reports for the Animal
Services Special Revenue Fund and the Friends DfGeorgetown Animal Shelter~
^ Details Qfmany major expense items were covered inItem 3,Staffing and
Operational Updates, above.
Public Wishing to Address the Board
Please fill out aspeaker registration form which can be found on the
table at the entrance to the meeting room, Clearly print your name and the letter of the item on which you wish
to speak and present it to the Board Liaison prior to the start of the meeting. You will be called forward to speak
when the Board considers that item. Only persons who have delivered the speaker form prior to the meeting
being called toorder may speak. Speakers will beallowed uptothree minutes tospeak. |fyou wish tmspeak for
six minutes, it is permissible to use another requestor's granted time to speak. Nomore than six minutes for a
speaker may begranted. The requestor granting time to another speaker must also submit a form and be present
at the meeting.
` ,Arequest must bereceived bythe Advisory Board nrCommission Liaiaor
^ prior tothe day the agenda for this meeting isposted. Each speaker will begiven three minutes toaddress the
Board orCommission members. Noaction
^can betaken.
Public ,
At the time of posting, no persons had signed up to address the board,
Nomembers ofthe public had signed uptospeak.
Adjournment
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Moved by Laura Klein Plunkett; seconded by Ned Atkins to Adjourn Motion to
adjournment..
Motion Approved: 5'0
Voting For: Laura Klein Plunkett, Ned Atkins, William Gregory, Amanda Parr, Chad A
Harris
Voting Against: None
The! minutes wiere approved at the ;meeting of