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If you do this basic check on OCAC's 2021 & 2022 year-end data as well as on the quarterly data, the <br />number of dogs and cats at the end of the periods aren't what you would expect. Animals are <br />appearing or disappearing unaccounted for by their data. <br />Dog Miscount <br />30 <br />zo <br />Dogs appearing <br />10 <br />2021 21-Ql 21-Q2 1-Q 21-Q4 n 22-Ql 22-Q2 22-Q3 22-Q4 <br />10 <br />-20 <br />-30 <br />Dogs disappearing <br />-40 <br />-s0 <br />Cat Miscount <br />300 <br />zoo <br />Cats appearing <br />100 <br />o u <br />a0z1 21-Ql 1-Q 1-Q zl-Q4 zozz 22-Ql z-Q 22-Q3 2z-Q4 <br />100 <br />zoo <br />-300 <br />Cats disappearing <br />-400 <br />Ili <br />How can OCAC get their animal counts so wrong? Do they not understand how to do their books? Are <br />they as careless with their fiscal accounting as they are with their animal accounting? <br />OCAC's Strategic Plan has been tossed out <br />A Strategic Plan for OCAC was created when the new shelter was built with the full participation of <br />animal -sheltering experts, county staff, and the community. The Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved <br />the Strategic Plan on May 18, 2018. <br />In 2020, the goals and metrics set out by the Strategic Plan were tossed aside without consultation <br />with stakeholders, experts, or the BOS. The Strategic Plan required daily playgroups for all qualified <br />dogs, tracking of all animal enrichment activities, reduction in length of stay, and a lot more. <br />The reality for early 2023: <br />• Large dog playgroups virtually never happen, if we exclude isolated for -show instances when <br />there was active scrutiny by the press. Small dog playgroups occur only 3 times a week. <br />• Out -of -kennel enrichment is not tracked. <br />• The average length of stay has steadily climbed from 2019 to 2022 for adult dogs and cats. <br />20 <br />15 <br />10 <br />s <br />0 <br />2019 <br />Adult Dogs Length of Stay Adult Cats Length of St,, <br />2019 2020 2021 2022 <br />14 <br />12 <br />10 <br />e <br />4 <br />2 <br />0 <br />2018 <br />2019 2020 2021 zozz <br />Have OCAC/OCCR created a secret strategic plan that has bites as the only metric? Why aren't care, <br />enrichment, and speed of placement (key components of Strategic Priority #1) being tracked? <br />What should be done? <br />Restore good policies, do a thorough external audit, and implement the Strategic Plan. <br />Summary - 2 <br />