June 6, 2017 Boise City Animal Care and Control Update

Dog and Cat Shelter Admission and Live Release Trends All Sources Admissions 1998 - 2016 Dog and Cat Shelter Admission and Live Release Trends All Sources Animal Intakes for Ada County have been trending downward and are at historically low numbers. Live release rate has improved for dogs and cats. Intake policies have remained the same as ever with IHS functioning as an open admission shelter that does not turn animals away. The actual jurisdiction of IHS as an animal control and sheltering contractor has expanded during this time period to encompass all municipalities in Ada County except Star. Live Release Rate

Designed to be Kind Capital Campaign Adoption Center, Veterinary Hospital, and Humane Education Center

Contract Overview Contracts pay for: Contracts do not pay for: A share of the overall basic animal care expense proportional to numbers of stray and seized pets housed by IHS including proportionate payroll allocations of animal care staff. Field animal control officers Contracts do not pay for: Share of the overall animal care expense attributable from relinquished pets from residents, and transferred pets from other rescues and shelters. Special programs (education, Pet Food Pantry, IDAPI, WISKR). Microchip identification of every pet adopted Petsmart Adoption Center Fundraising Veterinary Medical Center Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine Senior Veterinary Student Training Program Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing Volunteer and Foster programs Lobbying and legislative activities Capital Repairs and Improvements including vehicles, major building repairs and depreciation.

Ada County 13% and Boise City 57.5% Animal Control Contract Methodology Contract Allocation Actual Payment Deficit / Surplus $866,411 $876,721 $10,310 $466,529 $360,000 $106,529 $374,358 $370,132 $4,226 $78,127 $60,264 $17,863 $93,533 $61,465 $32,068 $12,838 $37,000 $24,162 Ada County 13% and Boise City 57.5% Share Boise 65% Ada 35% Meridian City 19.8 % Share 19.8% Eagle City 4.2 % Share 4.2% Kuna City 4.9% Share 4.9% Garden City 0 .6 % Share 0.6% The Animal Control Budget is divided among the contracting municipalities based each one’s % of animal Control Field calls However, Boise and Ada County’s share of the Animal Control Budget is combined, and then apportioned 35% to Ada Co. and 65 % to Boise City. Animal Control Budget Deficit is $125,113 for FY 17

by paying 35 % of the total contract? What if: The difference between Ada County ‘s calculated share based on workload (13%) and what is currently charged to Ada was distributed proportionally to all cities (not just Boise). What if : Ada County subsidized all participating municipalities (not just Boise) by paying 35 % of the total contract? What if : Ada County and all cities were charged based on workload % only. Contract Allocation Actual Payment Deficit / Surplus $812,336 $876,721 $64,384 $662,128 $360,000 $302,128 $280,201 $370,132 $89,931 $58,989 $60,264 $1,274 $60,254 $61,465 $1,211 $8,603 $37,000 $28,397 Contract Allocation Actual Payment Deficit / Surplus $963,362 $876,721 $86,841 $466,529 $360,000 $106,529 $309,017 $370,132 $61,115 $64,371 $60,264 $4,107 $77,484 $61,465 $16,019 $10,832 $37,000 $26,168 Contract Allocation Actual Payment Deficit / Surplus $1,087,783 $876,721 $211,062 $255,392 $360,000 $104,608 $374,358 $370,132 $4,226 $78,127 $60,264 $17,863 $93,533 $61,465 $32,068 $12,838 $37,000 $24,162 Boise Ada Meridian Eagle Kuna Garden City

A New Agreement is Required to Continue Operation of the Dorman Street Regional Animal Shelter Idaho Humane Society Goals : Continued improvement in animal save rate and advancement of animal welfare in Ada County. Financial sustainability and fairness. Living wage for animal caregivers that work in the animal care and control facility. Proposal: IHS Board of Directors and Staff working group interface with City representatives to study issue and research options.

Boise City Ordinance Project Current City Animal Ordinance is outdated. Vicious Dog Ordinance is especially troublesome for IHS. Opportunity for a model ordinance that reflects best practices and modern animal welfare concerns. Acquisition of all jurisdictions in Ada County by IHS provides opportunity for a regional unified ordinance.

Increasing Live Release Rate for Cats : Community Cat Pilot Project Old paradigm of cat sheltering has changed. Encouraging humane coexistence with community cats . Expands scope and scale of longstanding Trap Neuter Return (TNR) support at IHS through our Veterinary Medical Center with IHS taking more active and strategic hands on approach. Selected candidates that meet certain criteria Returned To Field (RTF) after triage. New Community Cat Coordinator Position, Officer Training, and Spay/Neuter subsidy funded by Best Friends Animal Society grant. Similar program recently launched by Idaho Falls Animal Services Department. Modeled after successful programs in comparable communities including Spokane, Portland, Reno.

Per Capita Municipal/County Animal Control Expense 2016 (approximate, based on available information) Average revenue from usage fees, licensing, adoptions averages 20%, 80% comes from general tax fund. Finally, for some perspective, here is a comparison of per capita animal control expense for some comparable communities based on best available information. The taxpayers of Ada County and the municipalities within Ada County have enjoyed extraordinarily low animal care and control expense for many decades. Arguably, saving tens of millions of dollars during the 76 years that IHS has been in this role, compared to most comparable communities in the Northwest. This includes massive savings on the capital expense of facility construction, demonstrated for example, by Spokane County which spent 15 million dollars on their animal control facility in 2013, or Washoe County that spent approximately 16 million dollars on their facility in 2009, and most other communities as well.