Oakland
Animal Services
Budget FY23-25
Personnel (1010)
Position Budgeted Frozen
Director 1 0
Assistant to the Director 1 0
Executive Assistant to the Director 1 0
Administrative Assistant 1 0
Animal Control Officers 8.5 1
Animal Control Supervisor 1 1
Animal Care Attendants FTE 6 0
Animal Care Attendants (TPT) FTE 3 0
Animal Care Supervisor 1 0
Public Service Representatives 3.5 0
Veterinarian 2 0
Registered Veterinary Technicians 3 0
Total 32 2
Personnel (2999)
Position Budgeted Frozen
Volunteer Program Specialist 0 1
Personnel Impact
• The Animal Control Officer position is currently frozen • The Animal Control Supervisor position has been vacant for over three years
• Filling the Animal Control Supervisor would provide better staff support and upward mobility
O&M (1010)
Budget Item FY23-24 FY24-25
Decrease budget for Comp time (2,323) (2,323)
Decrease budget for external veterinary contracts for
spay/neuter (140,377) (70,648)
Decrease budget for food for shelter animals (75,379) (75,379) Decrease budget for Other Overtime (10,131) (10,131)
Decrease budget for Overtime (63,667) (63,667)
Decrease budget for registration and tuition (12,500) (12,500) Total Decrease (304,377) (234,648)
O&M Impact
• Friends of Oakland Animal Services will help with food for animals in the foster program
• The cut to spay/neuter resources will create a substantial challenge
Spay/Neuter Impact
• State Law requires spay/neuter of animals prior to adoption • Oakland Municipal Code requires spay/neuter for redeemed animals
• Approximately 5,000 spay/neuter surgeries needed annually • Approximately 30% of spay/neuter performed by outside vendors • YTD Intake: 24% increase over 2022
• Failure to keep up with spay/neuter may lead to unnecessary euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals
Contact
Ben Winkleblack
Assistant to the Director
[email protected]