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Unmet Needs
ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL
Budget Summaries
The Critical/Strategic Planning Initiatives outlined above identified several critical unmet needs. The Department’s immediate
staffing needs relate to animal medical services and the expansion of the Lancaster Shelter. The Department is requesting
consideration of these unmet needs as a result of continued increases in the number of impounded animals.
Operationally, the Department continues to seek stable funding for strategic replacement of its aging vehicle fleet, annual shelter
repairs and improvements, information technology needs and upgrades, and security/video surveillance systems at the County’s
animal shelters. Sufficient ongoing funding is also requested to reimburse expenditures for work performed by other County
departments. Funding these necessary costs will allay the need to curtail other areas of operations as these County departments
provide critical functions that cannot be provided internally or by another entity.
A one-time funding augmentation is needed to acquire a new modular facility in the North County to house Department
operations management, special enforcement, field enforcement, and medical personnel in a centrally located facility to more
effectively serve the Agoura, Castaic, and Lancaster shelters.
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