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These workplans incorporate standards from the following nationally -recognized humane <br />animal organizations: <br />a American Humane Association <br />❑ Animal Protection Institute <br />Ij The Humane Society of the United States <br />a National Animal Control Association <br />Within some areas of the agency, standards have not yet been developed by any of the <br />listed organizations. In these instances, NACA utilized "current industry trends" based on <br />previous NACA evaluations and statistical data generated from other Animal Control/Care <br />agencies located across the United States. <br />The final report includes recommendations based on the Study Team's findings. These <br />recommendations are also assigned a "priority" classification listed as follows: <br />j Rating #1 - An immediate need. <br />j Rating #2 - Should be implemented within 3-6 months. <br />j Rating #3 - Should be implemented within 6-12 months. <br />Once a decision is made on which recommendations to implement, the County of Hawaii <br />should require progress reports from HIHS. The Executive Director might want to require <br />monthly progress reports from his staff. The County of Hawaii should also require a follow- <br />up review of the recommendations within six months. <br />Legal Disclaimer <br />Since some of the information included in this study was obtained verbally from current <br />employees, the National Animal Control Association and its consultants do not warrant or <br />guarantee the accuracy of these statements or events described within this report. <br />Verifiable data, in some instances, was not made available to the Study Team. <br />Recollections of historical events, which may be mentioned in this report, are provided by <br />staff members. The Study Team has attempted to gather accurate data in determining the <br />needs of the agency, however, as with all humans, errors sometimes do occur. <br />Introduction -3 <br />