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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #13057
BY: Commissioners Helaine Zack, District #18 and Dave Woodward, District #19
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — TRANSPARANCY POLICY FOR THE OAKLAND
COUNTY PET ADOPTION CENTER
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS it is the goal of the Oakland Pet Adoption Center and the policy of the Oakland
County Board of Commissioners to provide an open admission no kill shelter for the homeless
cats and dogs in Oakland County and as a service to Oakland County residents; and
WHEREAS the philosophy of the no kill movement is to provide full accountability and
transparency in all aspects of sheltering; and
WHEREAS annual reports are mandated and are currently provided by the Oakland Pet
Adoption Center to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, however tracking of
improvement has only been available through these annual reports; and
WHEREAS it is important to publicly demonstrate the progress made toward the no kill goal by
statistics that indicate:
• the reduction in shelter intake
• the increase in the number of animals returned to owner,
• the increase in the number of animals being adopted and
• the reduction in euthanasia.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners,
requests that the Oakland County Pet Adoption Center posts on the their home page by the 15 1h
of each month the following information for the prior month, each previous month and year to
date totals beginning January 1, 2013:
• Total number of intake of cats and total number of dogs
• Total number and rate of cats and dogs returned to owner
• Total number and rate of cats and dogs adopted by animal rescue organizations
• Total number and rate of cats and dogs adopted to the general public
• Total number and rate of cats and dogs euthanized.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to
forward copies of this adopted resolution to Oakland County Executive, the Oakland County Pet
Adoption Center, the Michigan Pet Fund Alliance and the No Kill Advocacy Center.
on, we m7e t el3doption of the foregoing resolution.
CommISsiontir Viav- foodward, Commissioner Helaine Zack
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Resolution #13057 March 6, 2013
The Vice Chairperson referred the resolution to the Public Services Committee, There were no
objections.