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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or the Assistant Director of Health, to execute an Animal Services Agreement between the County of Monterey and the City of Greenfield (City) for term retroactive to July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024 for the use of the Animal Services Center and provision of other animal services; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or the Assistant Director of Health to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or the Assistant Director of Health, to execute an Animal Services Agreement between the County of Monterey and the City of Greenfield (City) for term retroactive to July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024 for the use of the Animal Services Center and provision of other animal services; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or the Assistant Director of Health to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Health Department's Animal Services Bureau is responsible for providing animal control services in the unincorporated areas of Monterey County. It also operates an Animal Services Center located at 160 Hitchcock Road, Salinas, CA that offers an array of services, including but not limited to shelter, veterinary, quarantine, and licensing services.
The City of Greenfield desires to contract with the County for the provision of services at the Animal Services Center as delineated in the Agreement. Generally, the services to be provided to the City by the County Health Department's Animal Services Bureau include investigating reports of bite incidents and/or biting animals within the jurisdiction of the City, coordinating the efforts to de-brain and otherwise test biting...
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