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"EXHIBIT A" <br />CONSULTANT'S OBLIGATIONS <br />I. CONSULTANT OBLIGATIONS <br />CONSULTANT agrees to render veterinary services to the CITY at the Santa Ana Zoo <br />and in the home practice/place of business on a continuing basis for the duration of this <br />Agreement, including, but not limited to the following: <br />A. Serve as a medical officer for the Santa Ana Zoo's animal collection. <br />B. Serve as caretaker of drugs, narcotics, and pharmaceutical equipment. CONSULTANT also will <br />administer or supervise, including verbal and written communications on the administration of <br />narcotics, pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical equipment for the animals in the collection. <br />C. Provide a comprehensive program of preventative and curative medical care for the animal <br />collection; including annual and routine exams, annual review of the nutritional needs of all <br />species and recommendations for any dietary changes, and a comprehensive parasite treatment <br />plan for all species. <br />D. Consult with appropriate zoological and/or human experts and zoo staff to make <br />recommendations regarding the nutritional and medical needs of the collection. <br />E. Visit the Zoo facilities and examine the animal's health on average 12 hours per week. The <br />Zoo Curator and the CONSULTANT will decides on the hours on an as needs basis. <br />F. Assist the Zoo Curator in establishing and maintaining complete medical history records for <br />each animal in the collection. <br />G. Approve the detailed report of medical treatment administered and other services performed at <br />each visit as prepared by Zoo staff (or by the veterinarian) and sign the zoo vet visit log (time <br />sheet) for the Zoo files. <br />H. Exercise his/her best professional judgment and practice and make his/her best efforts to <br />maintain the animals. Advise Zoo staff on maintenance of same so as to insure the best medical, <br />husbandry, enrichment and living conditions possible for the animal collection. <br />I. Provide telephone consultation, advice and instructions of prescriptions on a reasonably <br />unlimited basis, either with staff or other consulting veterinarians. Provide a signature as our <br />consulting/attending veterinarian, for necessary and required certificates, documents, licenses or <br />permits. <br />J. Provide a signature as the City consulting/attending veterinarian for necessary and required certificates, licenses, <br />permits and other documents. <br />K. Advise on and ordering of medicine, supplies or instruments. <br />L. Obtain at his/her cost, medical malpractice insurance. <br />II. CITY OBLIGATIONS <br />In order to assist CONSULTANT in execution of his/her responsibilities under this agreement and <br />to enhance the care of the animals in the collection, the CITY agrees to do the following: <br />7 <br />