Consent 10.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
County Sheriff
- Meeting Date:
- 06/25/2013
- Title:
- Cooperative Service Agreement with Wildlife Services
- Submitted By:
- Mark Genz, County Sheriff
- Department:
- County Sheriff
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
3
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
N/A
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
N/A
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve the Cooperative Service Agreement Reimbursable, Agreement No: 13-73-04-0228-RA, between Cochise County and United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services (WS), effective July 1, 2013.
Background:
This agreement is an annual event between Cochise County and the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services. This agreement provides for a Wildlife Specialist to be assigned to Cochise County to manage damage caused by wild and feral animals to livestock, agriculture commodities, and the public health. The Wildlife Specialist also works with Sheriff's Office Animal Control Officers. The financial contract was previously approved on 040913. This agreement runs for a maximum of five (5) years with the financial contracts being renewed on a yearly basis.
This agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form by Ms. Terry Bannon, Deputy County Attorney.
This agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form by Ms. Terry Bannon, Deputy County Attorney.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
If approved the Sheriff's Office will continue the working relationship with the USDA Wildlife Specialist to address disease and predatory mitigation in the County.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
If not funded, the County will no longer have a Wildlife Specialist assigned to the County, thus leaving no mechanism in place to address predator control, such as coyotes taking livestock, and disease control, such as rabies outbreaks in the skunk population. If this agreement is not approved, it is very likely that the County will be unable to obtain an agreement for these services again in the near future.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Please return three (3) original copies to the Sheriff's Office so they can be forwarded to the USDA.