Animal Welfare Oversight Committee Meeting

Animal Welfare Oversight Committee November 21st, 2022 The Norman Animal Welfare Oversight Committee of the City of Norman, Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, met in the executive room at the Norman City Municipal Building on the 21st day of November 2022 at 6:00 PM. The notice and agenda of the meeting was posted at the City of Norman Municipal Building on 201 West Gray Street on November 19th, 2022. The meeting was also posted on the City of Norman website at www.normanok.gov. CALL TO ORDER Co-Chair Mark Howery called the meeting to order at 6:07 PM. ROLL CALL Present Co-Chair Rebecca Bean Co-Chair Mark Howery Councilmember Rarchar Tortorello Kim Fairbanks Kristy Wicker Rod Hall, D.V.M. Sandy Moore-Furneaux APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST MINUTES Motion made by Dr. Rod Hall, seconded by Kim Fairbanks. The minutes were approved. MONTHLY STATISTICS AND UPDATE Ashley Battiest went over the shelter statistics for October. Kellee Robertson said that the two positions that the shelter will be hiring for have been posted. The new positions are an additional Animal Welfare Technician and an Adoption Coordinator. There was a discussion about the HVAC unit for the multipurpose room. It has been fixed, and Kellee said that once it is painted and the new furniture arrives, the room will be used once again. DISCUSSION ITEMS Animal Welfare Expo, March 25, 2023 Kim Fairbanks spoke about the upcoming Animal Welfare Expo in March. The focus will be on the spay/neuter clinic being held during the day. Her goal for the event is to spay or neuter 300 animals. She has posted a wish list for anyone wishing to donate to the event for smaller ticket items needed for the day, and would like to use donation account funds for a couple of the bigger ticket items that would be kept by the city and used for spay neuter clinics throughout the year. Rod Hall asked if she had looked at used equipment. She said they are borrowing multiple tables for the day. She said that any animal not current on vaccinations will be vaccinated before surgery. She is also planning to charge a small fee to hold the appointment, so that she can curb no-show appointments. Kim Fairbanks said there was not going to be a guest speaker this year, and asked if Norman Animal Welfare was interested in doing a presentation for fosters or volunteers. There was a discussion about the days left for the city council to approve any big purchases using donation money. Update on recent Events Kellee Robertson spoke about the recent adoption event held at Crunch Fitness. Norman Animal Welfare (NAW) took the adoption trailer and adopted out two of the dogs at the event. The coordinators for the event said that they would love to have NAW come out again. They suggested that NAW try weekdays that tend to be busier for them. Norman Animal Welfare will be participating in the Twilight Market, planned for December 11 th at the Well in Norman. Determine Meeting Schedule for 2023 The proposed schedule for 2023 is to meet every other month beginning in January, keeping the third Monday of the month except when it conflicts with a holiday. These dates would be January 9th, March 20th, May 15th, July 17th, September 18th, and November 13th. These meetings will be held at Norman Animal Welfare’s multipurpose room. Sandy Moore-Furneaux made a motion to accept the proposed schedule, Kristy Wicker seconded. The motion passed. CALL FOR AGENDA ITEMS For the next meeting: a follow-up on spay/neuter clinics and the Animal Welfare Expo. MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS Kellee Robertson said that Cora was adopted after spending 250 days in the shelter.