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DRAFT <br />WHEREAS, Several well- organized and qualified animal rescue organizations in Cabarrus County currently <br />follow many of these principles and provide many of these programs; and, <br />WHEREAS, The new organizational model will aggressively incorporate and engage all 501(c)(3) <br />rescue organizations; <br />The Cabarrus Board of Commissioners resolves and directs the following actions be initiated immediately: <br />1. Any 501(c)(3) chartered rescue organization in good standing with Cabarrus County Animal Control will be <br />allowed access to the Cabarrus County Animal Shelter for the purpose of adopting domestic animals. <br />2. The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners will commence with the process to enter into a formal <br />relationship with one or more rescue groups in the community to outsource its public animal shelter operations, <br />based on criteria determined by the APPAC. <br />3. The APPAC will provide to the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners: <br />a. An evaluation matrix to be used to determine the adoptability of domestic animals that are processed <br />and sheltered at the Cabarrus County Animal Shelter. <br />b. Develop criteria to be used by Cabarrus County officials to define success for the community's <br />Proactive Adoption Program. <br />c. Going forward, to provide oversight to the community Proactive Adoption Program and insure all <br />performance standards are being followed. <br />IWM <br />Attachment number 1 <br />M <br />F -1 Page 37 <br />