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<br />The contract provides for the equivalent of two full-time enforcement officers and one floating officer <br />(to be shared with the county), a reduction of one full-time equivalent in staffing. Lane County Animal <br />Services (LCAS) will provide enforcement, animal shelter and adoption, licensing and animal <br />regulation, cattery, and spay/neuter voucher services to the City of Eugene. Response to emergency call- <br />outs is assigned highest priority for field officers, followed by dog-at-large complaints, routine patrols <br />for loose dogs, community education, and educational presentations. With the staffing reduction, <br />Eugene residents appear to have already experienced a change in response to lower priorities, such as <br />barking dog complaints. <br /> <br />The contract specifies emergency call-out criteria guidelines for emergency service from Lane County <br />Animal Services (LCAS). Field officers are instructed to respond to all emergency requests for <br />assistance from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office and the Eugene Police Department under the following <br />criteria: <br /> <br />1.Public safety or health situation when animals are involved <br /> <br />2.Animal bite <br /> <br />3.Animal endangering the public <br /> <br />4.Injured animal <br /> <br />5.Cruelty to animal <br /> <br />6.Stock molest in progress <br /> <br />7.Suspect in custody, department unable to transport animal <br /> <br />Review of City’s Licensing and Enforcement Fee Schedules <br />The City’s Municipal Court Judge is currently reviewing the City’s current licensing and enforcement <br /> <br />fee schedules to determine if it would be appropriate to increase fees. <br /> <br />Animal Services Review – Phase I <br />The first phase is to gather a broad range of readily available information on animal services. This <br />phase, now underway, has the goals of summarizing developments in animal services both generally and <br />locally -- recognizing current best practices in provision of animal services and alternative models for <br />service delivery, surveying other communities for cost and funding information, and identifying local <br />nongovernmental organizations along with the services and capacities these organizations provide to the <br />community. Phase I will help identify service delivery models used in other communities that appear to <br />offer particularly innovative and progressive approaches. Other tasks are development of a work plan <br />and timeline. This first phase is expected to be complete in October 2010. <br /> <br />Animal Services Review – Phase II <br />In the project’s second phase, beginning in November, City staff intends to initiate a series of informal, <br />in-depth discussions among key stakeholders to review current animal services in Eugene, compare local <br />services to other communities, and evaluate alternative models of funding and delivering animal <br />services. The review will include services provided by local governments, as well as local non- <br />governmental animal welfare organizations, and will include review of several studies and reports on <br />animal services conducted by Lane County in recent years. <br /> <br />Community animal services will be evaluated against best practices in animal services. Costs and <br />outcomes of animal services as currently funded and delivered in our community will be evaluated <br />against the City’s animal service goals, as well as against costs and outcomes of animal services as <br />delivered in other communities. <br /> <br /> Z:\CMO\2010 Council Agendas\M100927\S100927B.doc <br /> <br />