To: Board of Supervisors
From: Internal Operations Committee
Report Title: FY 2022/23 ANIMAL BENEFIT FUND REPORT
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT report prepared by the Animal Services Director on FY 2022/23 Animal Benefit Fund receipts and expenditures.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact to the General Fund. This is an informational report on the Animal Benefit Fund with recommendations that will not affect the amount of general funds allocated for animal services and programs, but rather how donated funds can be expended.
BACKGROUND:
In 1988, the Animal Services Department created the Animal Benefit Fund (ABF). The purpose of the ABF is to receive donations from individuals, animal welfare organizations and businesses to support animal health and welfare projects.
On April 21, 2015, during fiscal year 2015/16 budget hearings, the Board of Supervisors formally referred to the Internal Operations Committee (IOC) a review of the Animal Benefit Fund. On April 19, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved, at the recommendation of the IOC, expansion of the Animal Benefit Fund approved uses and directed the Animal Services Director to report annually to the IOC about the impact of the Animal Benefit Fund on the community and families, creating a new standing referral. The IOC has previously received six such reports for FYs 2016/17 through 2021/22. The IOC received and accepted the FY 2022/23 report on October 2, 2023 and forwards it to the Board today for information.
Since the creation of the Animal Benefit Fund 35 years ago, monetary contributions and donations for services and supplies for animal welfare have provided additional support for unfunded needs of the animals impounded at the shelter and in our community. These donations have come in the form of grants, or gifts over the counter or via the Animal Services Department website.
On December 8, 2020, the Board of Supervisors adopted...
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