DATE: June 21, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Amendment of Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 9 - Animals
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct first hearing to amend the Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 9 - "Animals" by adding Chapter 9.10 "Community Cat Population Management"; waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety; and set the second hearing for July 12, 2022;
2. Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed Ordinance; and
3. Direct the Clerk to the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code, Section 25124(b)(1).
REPORT
The recommended actions 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 to manage 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 Cats protocol is a preferred cat population control service delivery system, currently being used by the Animal Control contracted vendor to implement the Trap, Neuter and Return program. The recommended actions would result in the first hearing of the ordinance and set a second hearing for July 12, 2022. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board choose not to add 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 support to address the cat population control issues in the unincorporated areas.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost with the recommended actions. Mandated animal control services ar...
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