November 29, 2018 MinutesMINUTES
ANIMAL CARE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE MEETING
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
The Animal Care Advisory Committee of the City of Schertz, Texas held a Regular
Meeting on November 28, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. in the Hal Baldwin Municipal Complex
Council Chambers Conference Room, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Building #4, Schertz,
Texas. The following members were present:
Dudley Wait, Executive Director
Marc Bane, Assistant Police Chief, Acting Chair
Brooke Knowlton, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Lisa Connolly, Schertz Human Society
Jackie Gaines, Executive Assistant
Members not present:
Michele Helgren, Under Savanna's Wings
Dr. Angelina Kiser, City Council Liaison
Staff Present:
Brian James, Acting City Manager
Jacki Marbach, Administrative Assistant
Call to Order
Assistant Chief Bane called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm
Hearing of Residents
No residents present
Discussion and /or Action Items
1. Minutes — Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes of
the regular meeting of May 29, 2018.
Ms. Connolly made a motion to approve the Minutes, seconded by Dr. Knowlton.
Motion passed unanimously.
2. Discussion on the role and structure of the Animal Care Advisory Committee.
Assistant Chief Bane announced that there would be changes to by -laws. A copy of the by -laws were
presented to each member. First thing to be addressed is proposing to go to seven members which
will be appointed by council and will consist of one licensed veterinarian, one city official, full time
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employee of the shelter, representative from an animal welfare organization and all other members
shall be residents of the City of Schertz, at least 18 years of age. Mr. Wait asked if there was a
specific seat other than just additional community members. At this time there will be no specific
title for other members of the committee as we do not want to restrict the position.
Mr. Wait talked about going to council with the changed ordinance and go ahead and get the by -laws
approved and at the same time having council appoint members. We need to tackle getting a mission
and vision board up on the website as we do not have this at this time.
3. Update of Animal Care Advisory Committee Ordinance.
Copy of ordinance was provided and went over the committee size and duties as a
committee. No discussion took place
4. Discussion on Animal Care Matrix
Incoming Animal Care Matrix provided to members, what it comes down to is whether an
animal is adoptable, not adoptable, bite history, bite cases and health history (illness). We
have started working on a matrix to help us decide what we are going to do. Rough draft of
where we are going. Time line of how long we are going to keep animals that maybe
aggressive to other animals or other humans.
We have to keep in mind the safety of the community. Lisa, Brooke and Asst. Chief Bane
talked about what kind of timeline to keep dangerous animals, so we do our due diligence
to the animals and the community. Also in regards to sick animals to keep from spreading
and contaminating not only other animals but workers, volunteers and citizens as well.
*See attached Incoming Animal Matrix.
5. Discussion and update regarding Schertz Animal Services
Asst. Chief Bane with 60 day update on shelter. Discussed shelter progress, new vehicle and
building maintenance. *See attached power point presentation.
6. Discussion on the Animal Services Fee Schedule
Asst. Chief Bane went over current fees and proposed fees. *Fees are attached to attached
power point.
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7. Present the 2019 Schedule of the Animal Care Advisory Committee meeting dates
and times
Meetings are set for the first Wednesday of the quarter as follows,
February 6, 2019
May 1, 2019
August 7, 2019
November 6, 2019
Requests and Announcements
8. Announcements by the Executive Director
None
9. Announcements by Animal Services Manager
None
10. Announcements by Committee Members
Ms. Connolly spoke in regards to the shelter manager position opening up. Mr. Want
stated that the position would be posted more than likely the following week,
December 3, 2018,
11. Requests by Committee Members that items be placed on a future Animal Care
Advisory Committee Agenda
None
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Adiournment
Assistant Chief Bane adjourned the meeting at 2.08 pm
Brian James,
Assistant City Manager
ATTEST:
Administrative Assistant
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