If cats were required to be licensed, as they are in some other counties, increased revenues would result. At present almost all costs are covered by volunteer groups. This additional non-recoverable expense could be alleviated by the licensing of cats, similar to the licensing of dogs. Generous County employee policies with regard to vacation time, sick leave and other legal compensatory time away from work often leave a work force which is not sufficient to complete normal assignments. The lack of personnel has a negative impact on the effectiveness of the organization and subsequently a negative effect on the morale of the staff.
Sites are closed at mid-day and there are limited hours on weekends.
When and where they are open on weekends, the services of volunteers make it possible. The lack of adequate staff results in inconsistent or at times non-existent response to citizens' calls relative to problems with stray animals. There are no longer routine patrols to help reduce the number of stray animals roaming in communities. Site Coordinators are not officially recognized as Supervisors and therefore do not have the authority to complete evaluations of their own staff. In the past evaluations have been completed by Administrative Office personnel who are not familiar with the employee's day to day performance, and often are without the benefit of any information from the Site Coordinators.