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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 49 O1 <br /> (Draft 2) <br /> A RESOLCTIOV TO ACTHORIZE AN INDEPENDE\T E~'ALCATION OF THE <br /> 4NIVIAL CONTROL PROGRAM OF THE COCNTY OF HAN'41`1 <br /> 1t HEREAS. Ha~aai i County Counctl Resolution Nu 126-99 adopted on September 9, 1999 reyuested <br /> <br /> that the Office of the Leaslauve Auditor pertotnt a special study of the status of anunal control m the <br /> <br /> County of Hawaii and <br /> ~b"IIEREAS, Commumcauon \0 396 032 dated \o~ember 13. 2000 from Leetslatne auditor Constance <br /> R Kum to council members transmmed a document titled Sprcrnl Snrdt tin dm Status u) Antrnul CunnnJ <br /> ur Hunur r County, and <br /> S1 HEREAS, the S/rrcru/ Surdt concluded ' In recent years, the County s'aint's-length' approach to <br /> <br /> anunal control has placed the Hawau Island Humane Society m a position of pmvidmg services to [he <br /> public while recen mg tittle direction from the County", and <br /> S1'HERE•S5, the S/rrcru! S'nah aclutowledeed that the Office of the Legislative Auditor 'is not eywpped <br /> with the technical know ledge or animal expertise necessan• to conduct an evaluation of animal shelter <br /> operation; and facihhes and its management and admuustrahon'. and <br /> ~b'HERE \S, the S/,c ua/ Snt~lt recommended that 'the Council should mtntedtately procure a contractor <br /> with evperttse m the field of animal sen ice assessment [o evaluate the performance of the Hawar'i Island <br /> Humane Society (HIHSj' and <br /> ~S HERF AS the C ouncd is also desirous of pmcunng a contractor that Mould evaluate the anunal wntrol <br /> program of the County of Hawaii of which the Hawaii Island Humane Soctety is an integral part and <br /> 11"1IE REAS, the Counctl of the County of Hawar i seeks independent and profesaonal assessment, <br /> consultation and recommendations to erode us policy-making relating to (I) the structure and framework <br /> of the County of Hawat'i's animal control pro~Tant, (2) proper admtmstrahon and oversight of the <br /> County s animal control contract 131 revuton of Chapter 4, Hawai t Coun[y Code. (41 u~erall adequacy <br /> of funding for animal control sentces, (~j the swnththty of mauttauung one contractor to sere [he enure <br /> Counh of Hawaii and (6) the perfomtance of the Haw•at i Island Hwnane Soctety tit the areas of (a) <br /> organtzauonal structure (b1 deployment of reseunes utcludmg enforcement dunes and response ht <br /> anunal nuisance utmplaums, (c) sc heduhng and coverace requtremenis, (dl field operations, (e) tratmng. <br /> (f) court preparation and appearances. (g) office autontamon (h) shelter operations h) community <br /> relations and volunteer proLTams and 1 U analyse oI the HIHS mtsvon statement, and <br /> S'~'HEREAS the S/recru! Strrdt identified at least [wo national anunal «elfare organtzauons-the Htimane <br /> Society of the llnned Stares and the National Animal C'ontml Assoctanon-capable of perfonnmg a <br /> rechntcal pertonnance rep iew of an amoral humane ,octety pm~ tder, as will as prop rdmg <br /> recommendanrnts telatntg ro a munterpal anunal control ordinance and municipal adnuntstranon of an <br /> animal control pro_nm at reasonable cost and m a timely mariner. and <br /> <br />