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June 1, 2011 (Recessed Meeting) Page 455 The model process is attached to this proposal, and defines more exactly of how companion animals will move through the process, once intake at Animal Control has been completed. IV. Organizational Structure Three options have been identified for managing the process: a. Total transfer of all animal services operations to a private rescue organization. (Recommended by the APPAC.) Under this model, the county will contract with a local rescue organization to provide the staffing, and to manage the animal population awaiting transfer to a private rescue organization. Although this process will be run by one of the community -based rescue groups, it will be fire - walled from their current retail adoption operations. b. Contract with a local rescue group to operate the county's shelter, to include providing logistical support to the shelter. Funds would be provided to the organization to purchase needed supplies and equipment. The county would manage the process by creating a full -time position of Animal Services Director to manage the program. c. The county hires a full -time Animal Services Director for the program. The director provides the resources to volunteers who in turn tend to the needs of the shelter through a contract or memorandum of understanding. IV. Accountabilities 1. Community Adoption Program Matrix & Report. The APPAL will create a matrix, used to categorize all companion animals received at Animal Control. This matrix will determine the ultimate disposition of companion animals received by Animal Control, and will drive the community shelter report that will be used to chart progress with the program. 2. On an annual basis, the Board of Commissioners will receive a report as part of its budgeting process concerning the performance of the program. 3. Accounting of all funds used in the program will be accounted for through the established Cabarrus County programming and budgeting process. V. Duration of Program The program will run from the period of July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2014. It is expected that by the end of the program period, one or more of the following actions will occur: 1. Additional public revenue sources will be identified to operate the program. 2. Grants, donations, or other private funding is identified for the program. 3. Community support for the program builds to the point that public funding for the program is extended or continued. 4. Other options are pursued to address issues related to animal adoption in the county. VI. Funding Program funding needed is $80,000 per year, for three years. These funds will be secured from three sources: a. Existing Shelter Operations Budget b. Board of Commissioners Contingency c. Unassigned fund balance. By utilizing these three funding sources, the program will be funding without any impact on the tax rate.