Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: John L. Maltbie, County Manager
Subject: Board of Supervisors' Response to the 2016-2017 Civil Grand Jury Report, "Animal Care and Control in San Mateo County"
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the Board of Supervisors' response to the 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report, "Animal Care and Control in San Mateo County."
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BACKGROUND:
On July 17, 2017, the 2016-2017 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury issued a report titled "Animal Care and Control in San Mateo County." The Board of Supervisors is required to submit comments on the findings and recommendations pertaining to the matters over which it has some decision making authority within 90 days. The Board's response to the report is due to the Honorable Leland Davis, III no later than October 16, 2017.
DISCUSSION:
The Grand Jury made four findings and six recommendations in its report. The Board responses follow each finding and the 6 recommendations that the Grand Jury requested that the Board respond to within 90 days.
FINDINGS
Finding 1:
The County has no record of issuing a request for proposals for the animal control agreement; Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA has been the sole vendor since 1952.
Response:
Agree.
Finding 2:
The County's oversight of the animal control agreement has been insufficient. In recent years, PHS/SPCA was allowed to miss several required reporting obligations and the County has not performed regular site inspections or performance audits throughout the history of the animal control agreement.
Response:
Disagree. Currently PHS/SPCA sends timely monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the Health System. The Health Department observed that only one type of report, the quarterly maintenance and repair reports had not been submitted for several quarters to the County. Once the reporting obligation was clarified PHS/SPCA immediately sent all past due repo...
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