Calaveras County Grand Jury
• 2022-2023
Teaching Anold Dognewtricks Whatthe AnimalControlServices DepartmentCan DoRight Now June19,2023 Saving oneanimal maynot
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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
F1
Limited staffing andshelter hours inhibit CalaverasCounty Animal Service’sability to serve thepublicwith adoptions,intake,licensing,etc.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1a
TheCalaveras CountyGrand Jury recommendstheAnimal Shelterfind an alternativeschedule toaccommodateconventional workinghours ofthe public by January 1,2024
R1b
The Calaveras County Grand Jury recommends that the Calaveras County Board of Supervisorsapproveadditional hours for AnimalShelter staffbyJanuary12, 2024. RequiredResponses ● Boardof Supervisors Invited Responses ● Environmental Management AgencyAdministrator ● Animal ServicesManager 6
F2
TheAnimal ControlServices websiteisan inadequateresourcefor the publicdue to missing information andmanydefectivewebsitefunctions.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
TheCalaverasCounty Grand Juryrecommendsthat the AnimalServices update their websitewith currentinformation andimproveduser-friendlyoperations by March 1,2024. RequiredResponses ● Calaveras CountyBoard ofSupervisors Invited Responses ● Environmental Management AgencyAdministrator
F3
Thecurrent systemof usingcellphones ratherthan walkie-talkies for communication amongstaff and volunteersis inefficientinthe event ofasudden emergency.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
TheCalaverasCounty Grand Juryrecommendsthat the BoardofSupervisors approvethe acquisitionof walkie-talkies for theAnimal Shelterstaff and volunteers by January12,2024. RequiredResponses ● Calaveras CountyBoard ofSupervisors Invited Responses ● Animal ServicesManager ● Environmental Management AgencyAdministrator
Commendations 8
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CM1Bickmore Shelter Hazard Report, Calaveras County Animal Services Tom Kline, ARM, CPSI, Terrie S.Norris,CSP, ARM,CPSI, September2018
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CM2BOS minutes from meetings on September 10, 2019; February 18, 2020; December 13, 2022,and April11,2023(www.calaveras gov.us)
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CM3CalaverasCounty AnimalShelter(https://animal.calaverasgov.us/)
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CM4Calaveras County Grand Jury Reports from 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 (https://grandjury.calaverasgov.us/Reports) 7
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CM5Calaveras Enterprise, Danny Benson, CALAVERAS BOS:Animal volunteers make a stand for new shelter; board receives economic development presentation, August 2, 2022(www.calaveras enterprise.com)
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CM6Calaveras Enterprise, Nick Baptista, New AnimalShelter movescloser toreality April 7, 2023(www.calaveras enterprise.com)
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CM7County Ordinance,Title 6–ANIMALS,Chapter 6.(www.animal.calaverasgov.us)
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CM8UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program; Calaveras Housing Capacity Report D.Wagner,B.Stunteback,November3,2022 8