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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAi`I RESOLUTION NO. 49 Ol A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE ,YN INDEPENDENT E? aLC4T10V OF THE ANIM4L CONTROL PROGRAM1i OF THE COUNTY OF How 41`I 1S7IEREAS. Haw•at`i ('ounty Counctl ResoluUOn do 136-99 adopted on September 9, 1999 reyuesred that the Office of the Legtslahye Audnor pertomt a special study of the status of animal control m the County of Hawar'r, and W%HEREAS, Communtcauon No 396 032 dated November 13 2000 from Leetslauve Audnor Constance R Ktnu to council members transmuted a document titled Speuu! Smelt tin nc~ Srutu+ nJ gntntal Cunnnl tit Hutrm r Cnunn, and R•TIEREAS the Specru/ Snedt concluded ' In recent ~•ears, the Count~'~s'amt's-length' approach to animal control ha, placed the Hawau Island Humane Soctety m a posrtton of pnn•tdtng services to the public while recetvmg little chreuion from the County" and WHEREAS, the Specru! S'hrrlt acknowledged that the Ottice of the Legtslatne Auditor' is not cgwpped w tih the technical knowledge or anunal expertise necessary to conduct an eyaluauon of amoral shelter operauons and tactlntes and its management and admuusuauon' .and `v'~7IEREAS the Speuu( Sra~h recommended that 'the Counctl should mtntedrately procure a contractor with expertise m the field oti animal Benue assessment to evaluate the pertionnance o{ the HawaYt Island Humane Soctety (HIHS)" and WHEREAS, the Counctl is also desirous of procunng a contractor that would evaluate the anunal control program of the County of Hawaii of which the Hawaii Island Humane Souety is an integral part, and 1\ HEREAS, the C ounul of the C ounty oti Hawat t seeks mdependeni and ptotesstonal assessment. consultation and recommendations- to etude its policy-making relating to (1) the structure and framework of the County of Hawai is anunal control program, proper admtmstrauon and oeerstgh[ of the County's animal control contract, (3) rex iston of Chapter 4. Hawaii C'ounh• Code (d) overall adequacy of tundmg for animal control Ben ices. the sunabtlrty of matntatmng one contractor ro sene the enure County of Hawaii. and 16) the pertomtance of the Hawat't Island Humane Soctety m the areas of la) otgamzauonal structure th) deployment of resources mcludmp enforcement dunes and response to animal nuisance complamk (c) schedulutg and coverage regmrements, (d) field operauons, (e) uammg. (f) court preparation and appearances. (g) office automation, (h) shelter operauons (t) cotnmunrty relations and volunteer programs, and (I) analysts of the HIHS nusston statement and ~S'HEREAS. the Spruu/ S'nrdt tdenhtied at least hvo national animal welfare organtzahonsthc Humane Society of the United States and the,iauonal immal Control Assoctauon--capable of pertomung a technual perfomtance re~uw of an anunal humane Soctety provider, as well as provtdmg recummendauons relating to a munurpal animal control ordinance and muntctpal adnunrstrauon of an anunal control pmkRam at reasonable cost and m a timely matmer and