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Animals are going out to rescue without staff signing off. She is working on getting <br />staff to follow protocol. Randy Wilkerson takes blame for not knowing of <br />deficiencies until new manager took over. <br />Ernest Galos asks about receiving data from Shelter. Jen Gobel indicates she is not <br />sure data from past is accurate. Euthanasia numbers show 65% of dogs put down <br />for aggression, wants more detailed break down. Even more cats being put down. <br />She indicates since April, 2014, 230 animals unaccounted for, 110 dogs, 120 cats. <br />Wants to make sure all rescues are 501(c)(3) organizations. Randy Wilkerson <br />indicates he believes numbers fudged regarding aggressive dogs. Will put data on <br />website. <br />Ernest Galos remarks that commission can recommend ordinance updates and that <br />Council committee has convened to make recommendations. Asks if that should <br />play out rather than duplicate work. Becky Kaiser adamantly does not want to wait <br />for Council Committee. States this is a power play. Randy Wilkerson indicates he <br />asked Valerie Schey for 90 days before Committee did anything and wants to wait <br />for County ordinance to pass first. Becky Kaiser indicates someone from County <br />committee went to South Bend Lost and Found and gave them wrong information. <br />Jen Gobel indicates Valerie Schey would not give her six weeks before proceeding <br />and indicates this is a power struggle. <br />Commission members indicate necessity of follow through on their decisions which <br />staff indicate they will provide. <br />On shelter operations, Randy Wilkerson indicates 217 fund is non - reverting and <br />has $10,000.00 for needs. Investigating what happened to additional funds. Jen <br />Gobel indicates she is focused on getting adoptions up and working with rescues. <br />Admits no transports of animals now happening as Chicago Canine Rescue will not <br />accept animis without Valerie Schey's involvement. She indicates CCR took 78 <br />dogs, returnes one but their records reflect only receiving 66 dogs. Indicates Valerie <br />cherry- picked dogs and only 7 pit bulls were transported. Jen Gobel indicates she <br />wants to keep "cherry" dogs two weeks before moving them to rescue. Wants to <br />focus on all dogs, not just pitbulls. She plans on working with MeowMission in <br />February. <br />Ernest Galos asks if any possibility of expansion. Jen Gobel has 5 year plan to build <br />new facility onto property. Dr. Culp encourages PSA regarding cats. Randy <br />Wilkerson indicates Code Enforcement will go into community with satellite offices <br />that can be used for SBACC outreach. Formal hearings will be held at County -City <br />Building for security purposes. Next monthly meeting shosen to be January 3, 2017 <br />at 6:30 at SBACC. Motion to adjourn, seconded, all in favor, meeting adjourned at <br />8:03 p.m. <br />Filed in GIMP'': Office <br />JAN 13 2017 <br />KAREEMA. r7+_'WLER <br />CITY CLERK, SOUTH BENC, IN <br />