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Board approves staff responses to animal‑care grand jury report after debate over staffing language
Summary
After a lengthy debate over whether to remove a sentence saying staffing levels are sufficient, the Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 to approve staff’s follow‑up responses to a grand‑jury report on Orange County Animal Care, while directing continued review of staffing needs and budgeting.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 13 approved the county’s follow‑up responses to a grand jury investigation into animal care and shelter operations after extended debate about staffing language and standards.
Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento moved to remove a closing sentence in staff’s response that stated current staffing levels were sufficient, arguing the metric is a moving target and that the board should not represent staffing as definitively adequate. "I just think that striking…
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