Mar 27, 2025 Animal Shelter Board Meeting

HOW THEY DO IT OR HOW EVERYBODY DOES IT. READY?

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[1. Call to Order: The [AGENDA_OFFICIAL_BODY] of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on [EVENT_DATE_DAY], at [EVENT_TIME] to consider the following items of business:]

MS. KIMBERLY, IF YOU'D LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION AND I'LL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

OKAY. WE WANT TO SEE. OKAY. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US ALL TOGETHER HERE TONIGHT.

AND HELP US MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS WE NEED TO MAKE FOR THE ANIMAL BOARD.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING US LEAD OUR CITY AND BE HERE ALL TOGETHER.

IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR A LL.

NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING.

COMMENTS REGARDING ANY DISCUSSION, ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? NO. ITEM C ACTION ITEMS. ACTION ITEMS ARE FOR BOARD DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION FOR ACTION.

[1. Consider approving the August 22, 2024, joint meeting minutes.]

A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.

CONSIDER APPROVING THE AUGUST 22, 2024 JOINT MEETING MINUTES.

ANYONE EVER WANT TO REVIEW THOSE? AND WE'LL ALL BE TAKING A MOTION. CAN I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE OR COMMENTS? MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. PETEE'S SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ITEM D DISCUSSION ITEMS. THESE ITEMS ARE FOR THE BOARD.

ONE SECOND. OH, SORRY. LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN. YOU GOT OKAY. ITEM WAS PASSED FIVE TO NOTHING. OKAY OH, OKAY.

I DON'T HAVE THAT. ITEM D DISCUSSING ITEMS. THESE ITEMS ARE FOR THE BOARD AND STAFF TO DISCUSS AS

[1. Receive an update and discuss the quarterly Animal Shelter report.]

RECEIVE AN UPDATE AND DISCUSS A QUARTERLY ANIMAL REPORT.

OFFICER O'NEAL . BEFORE WE DO THAT, I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO MEET.

I WOULD REAL QUICKLY BEFORE WE GO OVER THE MONTHLY STATS LIKE EVERYBODY TO MEET EZEKIEL, WILL YOU STAND UP? EZEKIEL IS OUR NEWEST ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER.

HE'S BEEN WITH US ABOUT THREE, FOUR MONTHS NOW AND HAS A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE.

BUT HE IS MOSTLY NEW, SO. WELCOME. AND NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS AMBER.

I THINK THIS IS ONLY HER SECOND MEETING WHO HAS BEEN HERE EIGHT MONTHS, ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS NOW.

SO WHOLE NEW TEAM. YAY. SO.

INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND SAY HI. OKAY. I WILL GO THROUGH THE NUMBERS FOR FEBRUARY REAL QUICK.

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38 OF THOSE WERE STRAYS. HAD 12 OWNER SURRENDERS.

NO BITES DURING FEBRUARY. 24 ANIMALS WERE CLAIMED BY THEIR OWNERS.

WE HAD 13 ADOPTIONS. 20 ANIMALS WENT TO RESCUE GROUPS, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THOSE BEING CATS GOING TO FRIENDS OF RESCUE ANIMALS.

WE EUTHANIZED TWO DOGS. BOTH WERE SHELTER DOGS.

AGGRESSI ON ISSUES THAT WE DIDN'T FEEL SAFE PUTTING OUT IN THE PUBLIC.

ONE CAT THAT WAS SICK WAS EUTHANIZED. NINE WILDLIFE COMPLAINTS.

ISSUED THREE PET LICENSES AND TWO CITATIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? COME ON. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, OFFICER O'NEAL. AND AT THIS TIME, IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING.

MEETING ADJOURNED. NEED A MOTION TO. HUH. MOTION TO ADJOURN.

I WAS JUST KIDDING. [LAUGHTER] OKAY, WELL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SECOND. MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. SECOND. DAVID LOCKABY WAS FIRST AND JANICE BROOKS WAS SECOND.

OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE DONE.

WELL. THAT'S IT. SHORT AND SWEET.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.