(A) The Animal Care and Control Director shall be under the authority of the County Sheriff’s Department.
(B) The Director will be advised on matters of policy and fiscal decisions by a voting eleven-member board, so named the County Animal Care and Control Advisory Board. The Board members shall be appointed to serve a three-year term, terms to be staggered. No limit shall be set on number of terms a Board member can serve, all members to serve without compensation.
(C) Board members shall be nominated by the local Town Board or Council of each of the following communities; Greencastle, Cloverdale, Bainbridge, Roachdale, Fillmore and Russellville as well as one member from Heritage Lake nominated by Heritage Lake Homeowner’s Association, one member nominated by the Putnam County Humane Society, one member nominated by the Putnam County Sheriff and two county-wide, at-large nominations. Nominees must be appointed by the County Board of Commissioners. At the outset, Greencastle, Cloverdale and Bainbridge shall appoint persons to serve one year, Roachdale, Fillmore and Russellville shall appoint persons to serve two years and the Heritage Lake, Putnam County Humane Society, at-large appointments and Putnam County Sheriff’s designees shall be appointed to serve three years. The selections shall not be based on political affiliations, but on interest in animal care and control and knowledge of same.
(D) The first meeting of the Board shall be convened by the Animal Care and Control Director. The Board shall elect a Chair, Vice-Chair and a Secretary from among its members.
(E) The Board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter, or upon special call by the Chair, or upon the written request to the Chair by any five members. It shall adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary or appropriate in its judgment to carry out the provisions of the ordinances and laws under which it exists and performs its functions.
(F) Six members of the Animal Care and Control Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum to do business.
(G) In the case of vacancy in office due to death, resignation, incapacity, removal or otherwise, the appointment to fill the vacancy so occurring shall be made by the original appointing body for the unexpired term only and shall be subject to the provisions stated in division (B) above.
(H) The duties and powers of the Animal Care and Control Director are enumerated in § 90.190.
(Ord. 2014-3-3, passed 3-3-2014; Am Ord. passed 6-6-2016)