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August 17, 2015 (Regular Meeting) Page 2516 WHEREAS, the Animal Protection and Preservation Advisory Committee was established by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners on July 26, 2004 in response to a report by the Cabarrus Animal Control and Preservation Task Force; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Animal Protection and Preservation Advisory Committee was to review Animal Control operations, to provide educational materials to citizens and to create a protocol for a low -cost spay and neuter program; and WHEREAS, Animal Control now partners with the Humane Society of Concord and Greater Cabarrus County and reports regularly on its procedures and operations and concurrently provides citizen education through their combined mission and outreach throughout the county; and WHEREAS, in FY 2015 and 2016 the Board of Commissioners assigned matching funds to help meet the need for low -cost spay and neuter services through Spay -it- Forward; and WHEREAS, the Animal Protection and Preservation Advisory Committee met on an as- needed basis and has not been active since their last meeting on January 11, 2012; and WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statutes §§153A -76 and 153A -77 set forth the authority of County Boards of Commissioners over commissions, boards and agencies and authorize the Board to dissolve the Animal Protection and Preservation Advisory Committee. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CABARRUS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HEREBY dissolves the Animal Protection and Preservation Advisory Committee, effective as of August 17, 2015. Adopted this the 17th day of August, 2015. /s/ Stephen M. Morris Stephen M. Morris, Chairman Board of Commissioners ATTEST: /s/ Megan I.E. Smit Megan I.E. Smit, Clerk to the Board (F-3) BOC - Establishment of the Cabarrus County Animal Protection Advisory Hoard At the February 2, 2015 work session, the Board received an update on operations at the Animal Shelter. It was advised at that time the contract between the Humane Society and the County required the creation of an advisory board. Since then, enough applications have been received to establish the advisory board, allowing appointees to begin organizing bylaws with the expectation that more applications will be submitted in the near future. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Mynatt, seconded by Commissioner Shue and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following Resolution Establishing the Cabarrus County Animal Protection Advisory Board. Resolution No. 2015 -19 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CABARRUS COUNTY ANIMAL PROTECTION ADVISORY BOARD WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners is concerned with the health and welfare of all animals throughout the county, especially abandoned and stray cats and dogs; and WHEREAS, a contract exists between Cabarrus County and the Humane Society of Concord and Greater Cabarrus County. This contract requires the creation of an advisory board to review the operational and adoption procedures of the shelter and to make recommendations to the County and the Humane Society, should they deem necessary; and WHEREAS, the purpose of such an advisory board will be to serve as a resource for mitigating challenges and a sounding board for new ideas, and will not be supervisory in nature;