DATE: July 12, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Adoption of Amendment to Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 9 - Animals, Adding Chapter 9.10, "Community Cat Population Management"
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct second hearing and adopt an Ordinance amending the Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 9 - Animals, to add Chapter 9.10, "Community Cat Population Management" and waive reading of Ordinance in its entirety.
REPORT
The recommended action will add Chapter 9.10, "Community Cat Population Management" to Title 9, "Animals" of the Ordinance Code of Fresno County to properly recognize the County's support of managing the community cat population in the unincorporated areas of Fresno County in the most humane way possible. It introduces the Community Cat Protocol and provides clarification regarding the County's support to help manage the cat population. The Community Cat Protocol is the cat population control service delivery system preferred by national animal welfare organizations and is currently being used by the Animal Control contracted vendor to implement the Trap, Neuter and Return (TNR) program. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board choose not to adopt the above-listed Chapter in Title 9 - "Animals", the animal control enforcement procedures for the County will remain unchanged; however, the above-listed Chapter in Title 9 - "Animals" will continue to lack clarity regarding the County's supported method to address the cat population control issues in the unincorporated areas.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost with the recommended action. Mandated animal control services are fully funded with a yearly allocation of County General Fund dollars. The yearly County General Fund allocation offsets both contractor cost and operational costs associated with the Animal Control Shelter Services. Services related to c...
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