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Agenda 07/12/2022 Item #16D 9 (BA transferring funds from General Fund to Domestic Animal Services)07/12/2022 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recommendation to approve a budget amendment in the amount of $100,000 transferring funds from General Fund (001) reserves to the Domestic Animal Services operating budget to fund shortfalls in temporary labor, animal supplies, and routine medical supplies. OBJECTIVE: To provide additional funding for the Domestic Animal Services (DAS) Division of the Public Services Department to support necessary expenses to maintain current operations. CONSIDERATIONS: Collier County Domestic Animal Services' mission is to ensure compliance with local and State animal -related laws; to return strays to their owners and promote the adoption of homeless animals to new families, and to work toward ending the community problem of pet overpopulation via enhanced spay and neuter programs. Collier County DAS plays a significant role to manage and maintain public health and safety while meeting the needs of domestic animals in our community that are stray or injured. DAS is Collier County's only open -admission public animal shelter and is the only facility legally allowed to accept stray animals. Animals are neutered prior to adoption to limit pet overpopulation Two major factors have converged to create budget shortfalls in DAS. First, during the pandemic, the Sheriffs inmate labor program was discontinued. As a result of this loss, temporary staffing is needed to provide baseline sanitation services seven days per week that was previously provided at no charge by the sheriff. Second, adopted animals are not released to their new homes until surgery can be completed and the DAS shelter veterinarian position has been vacant since March of 2022. Without a veterinarian in house, the daily surgery load must be sent to out -of -house veterinarians, if they have room on their schedules. As a result, animals are being held longer before release. Increasing the shelter population and the average length of stay of each animal creates the need for additional food and supplies, such as cat litter, flea and tick preventative, routine medical items, and dewormer. The staff of the Public Services Department will develop plans and proposals to align the operational spending and maintenance commitments for FY23 with the level of service and funding as approved by the Board of County Commissioners (Board) of Collier County. FISCAL IMPACT: A budget amendment is required to transfer $100,000 from General Fund (001) reserves to Domestic Animal Services (001) operating. GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no Growth Management impact associated with this action. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, raises no legal issues and requires majority vote for approval. -JAK RECOMMENDATION: To approve a budget amendment in the amount of $100,000 transferring funds from General Fund (001) reserves to the Domestic Animal Services operating budget to fund shortfalls in temporary labor, animal supplies, and routine medical supplies. I Packet Pg. 1534 07/12/2022 Prepared By: Jeffrey Newman, Financial and Operational Support Manager, Operations and Veteran Services Division I Packet Pg. 1535 1 07/12/2022 COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners Item Number: 16.13.9 Doe ID: 22565 Item Summary: Recommendation to approve a budget amendment in the amount of $100,000 transferring funds from General Fund (001) reserves to the Domestic Animal Services operating budget to fund shortfalls in temporary labor, animal supplies, and routine medical supplies. Meeting Date: 07/12/2022 Prepared by: Title: — Public Services Department Name: Todd Henry 06/13/2022 9:18 AM Submitted by: Title: Department Head — Public Services Department Name: Tanya Williams 06/13/2022 9:18 AM Approved By: Review: Operations & Veteran Services Operations & Veteran Services Public Services Department Public Services Department Museum County Attorney's Office Office of Management and Budget County Attorney's Office Facilities Management Office of Management and Budget County Manager's Office Board of County Commissioners Todd Henry Additional Reviewer Jeff Newman Additional Reviewer Todd Henry PSD Level 1 Reviewer Todd Henry PSD Department Head Review Amanda 0. Townsend Additional Reviewer Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 2 Attorney Review Debra Windsor Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Ed Finn Additional Reviewer Christopher Johnson Additional Reviewer Amy Patterson Level 4 County Manager Review Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending Skipped 06/24/2022 12:37 PM Completed 06/28/2022 11:00 AM Completed 06/28/2022 12:12 PM Skipped 06/29/2022 8:29 AM Completed 06/30/2022 4:24 PM Completed 07/01/2022 8:58 AM Completed 07/01/2022 8:17 AM Completed 07/01/2022 4:47 PM Completed 07/05/2022 2:59 PM Completed 07/06/2022 4:25 PM Completed 07/06/2022 4:38 PM 07/12/2022 9:00 AM I Packet Pg. 1536 1