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August 26, 2024 <br />Monica Schmidt, OCAC <br />Dawn Maestas, OCAC <br />Sam Blankenship, OCAC <br />Frank Foran, OCAC <br />Dylan Wright, OCCR <br />Cymantha Atkinson, OCCR <br />Ladies and Gentlemen: <br />Michelle Aguirre, Acting CEO <br />Orange County Board of Supervisors <br />Orange County Grand Jury <br />Voice of OC <br />OC Register <br />This letter is being written on behalf of many loyal volunteers at OC Animal Care (OCAC), many of <br />whom have worked with the dogs at the shelter for many years. We love the animals and have <br />established great relationships with many other wonderful volunteers and OCAC staff members. <br />We were so disheartened to read the August 14t" Voice of OC article regarding staffing at the shelter <br />and the response OCAC intends to give the Grand Jury. <br />To verify that the Voice of OC got it right, we watched the Board of Supervisors August 13t" meeting to <br />hear exactly what was said about staffing at the shelter. We moved from being disheartened to being <br />angry at the blatant lies told by shelter leadership, specifically by OCAC Director Monica Schmidt. <br />Allow us to annotate what she said and what the truth is. But first, let's be clear about what the Grand <br />Jury is asking (pulled from Attachment A on the BOS website for Agenda Item #26): <br />R3 : By October 1, 2023, OC <br />Community Resources and <br />Orange Comity Animal Care <br />should review their current <br />staffing allocations of Animal <br />Care Attendants to reflect <br />NACA guidelines and to <br />provide appropriate staging <br />allocations for animal care. <br />feeding and enrichment. (H.. <br />F4) <br />R4: By October 1, 2423, OC <br />Community Resources and <br />Orange County Animal Care <br />should review their current <br />staging allocations of all <br />positions within the OCAC <br />and reallocate resources to <br />increase Animal Care <br />Attendants to reflect NACA <br />guidelines to provide <br />appropriate staffing for animal <br />;are, feeding, and <br />enrichment. (F3, F4) <br />