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HUMANE SOCIETY FUNDING REQUEST Administrator Chandler reviewed the memorandum of March 8, 1995: TO: Board of County Commissioners DATE: March 8, 1995 FILE: SUBJECT: Humane Society Funding Request FROM: mes E. Chandler REFERENCES: /County Administrator As a result of the fiscal constraints, funding allocation to non-profit organizations for FY 94/95 were held to the same level as the prior year. The Humane Society had requested a $106,000 increase from $127,000 to $233,000. During the various budget sessions the Humane Society presented and explained the basis for their budget request. Although the funding remained the same, the Board provided that any dog license revenue, in FY 94/95, beyond the $13,000 projected would be allocated to the Humane Society. The new law became effective this fiscal year and the revenue projection was believed to be very conservative. As of March 2nd, the revenue from dog licenses was $11,708. If collections continue at the current rate, total revenue may reach $27,300, which would be an additional $14,300 to the Humane Society. Additionally, staff was to meet with the Humane Society with an objective of developing a formula that could be used as the basis for FY 95/96 and subsequent annual allocations. The recommendations were to be presented to the Board prior to formulation of the FY 95/96 budget requests. Staff has met on a number of occasions with Joan Carlson and various Humane Society representatives since November. In the process they provided data and information regarding their programs, revenue and expenses. As a result, staff concurs that an increased allocation is justified and establishing a unit price per animal would be a reasonable basis for future allocations. However, we have not been able to arrive at mutual agreement on a first year unit price. The Humane Society had advised that $40 per animal was the minimum first year requirement. Based on the actual number of animals received in FY 93/94 (6,039) the current year $127,000 allocation equates to $21.09 per animal. The $40 per animal would amount to an increase of $114,560 (90.2%) next fiscal year and would be the initial base amount that future allocations would be predicated on. The number of animals and an escalator would be applied to that unit price for future allocations. In considering that requested unit price, staff analyzed the Humane Society expenses and revenues from FY 89/90 through the current years budget ( Exhibit I) . For that period, shelter and administrative expenses increased by $166,347 (55.59%) and $43,365 (63.87%) respectively for a total of $209,712 (57.12%). Initial cost analysis presented by the Humane Society to arrive at a per animal cost incorporated both areas and has since been modified to include only shelter expenses. Correspondingly, the current county animal control budget of 61 March 14, 1995 Bw 94 PAa 608.