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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKHS Budget Presentation to Council FY24 Budget 4.3.2023Budget Presentation to COK –FY24 Kaua`i Humane Society (KHS) “County Contract” April 3, 2023 2 2022 GRANTS ▪Orphan Kitten Club ▪$15,000 nursery ▪$1,200 individual kitten grant ▪Laurence H. Dorcy ▪$15,000 operations ▪PetFinder ▪$1,000 harnesses ▪Petco ▪$5,000 operations ▪$2,200 vaccine donation ▪PetSmart Access to Care ▪$115,000 ▪Hawaii Grant In Aid ▪$233,000 spay/neuter 3 2022 –IN REVIEW Intake: 2,407 Adoptions: 1,301 Mission Mainland 2 and 2.5 Spay and Neuter Surgeries: 2,602 Neonatal Kitten Intake: 517 kittens Opened the Community Care Center Helping 434 pet owners and 526 pets Volunteers provided $84,663 of time Purchased the 10 acres KHS resides on from Grove Farm Properties  4 INVESTMENT IN IMPROVED MEDICAL SERVICES Director of Medical Operations started in July 2022 2 full-time veterinarians Veterinarian on premises 7 days per week Refurbished Medical Services Area (with departure of SOS) Reconfigured intake areas (dog and cat) Created a hospital space Investments: surgical equipment, blood analyzer, dental machine, etc. Increased the staff by 1 veterinary technician (funded by a grant) Community Care Center (operating 2 days a week) Walk-in, no appointment necessary Providing preventative care and treatment of non -life threatening conditions 5 Add a photo INFRASTUCTURE UPGRADES (no cost to County of Kaua`i) Community Cat Housing Update Transitional housing Ideal for predator management Community Care Center Funded by a PetSmart Charities grant Alarm System Funded by community donations Break-in on Aug. 14 40’ Food Storage Container Matson grant Dog Park Fencing Bark For Your Park grant New animal database (PetPoint) and new donor database (Blackbaud) Kitten Nursery Prior year made $400,000+ upgrades through donations 6 INVESTIGATION & ENFORCEMENT FY 23 REVIEW (Quarter 1 & 2) ▪Humane officers responded to over 2,500 calls ▪Humane officers resolved 260 cases ▪Humane officers investigated 40 livestock cases LICENSING ▪976 on-island animals were microchipped ▪181 animals were returned to their owner 7 Add a photo FY23 LESSONS HELP PLAN FY24 Increased Length of Stay for animals, especially dogs •Transfers to mainland constrained due to airline restrictions (kennel sizes, breeds) and embargos •Transfers to mainland constrained due to nationwide increase in animal length of stay Additional Animal Care Technician (ACT) •Staffing turnover continued due to the market conditions for employees •An additional part-time ACT was added via grant funding Increase in comprehensive cases •Dangerous Dog and Livestock cases are increasing •A part-time officer was hired to assist with on -call and after hour calls A part-time Animal Care Technician in needed •To assist with decreasing overtime during staff turnover A part-time Humane Officer is needed •There has been much difficulty in filling a Humane Officer position; attracting and training new hires •The part-time position focuses on after hour calls •The part-time position assists in the marketing of the position and decreasing burn out 8 FY24 FUTURE (looking forward) “Full Service” program similar scope to FY2023 ▪Animal Care and Welfare ▪Investigations and Enforcement (including livestock) ▪Licensing via microchipping Emphasis on medical operations and veterinary practices including more microchipping opportunities ▪Open admission (except feral cats) ▪State grant of $233,000 for spay/neuter ▪Maintain the 1 additional grant funded veterinary technician (no cost to County) ▪Community Care Center on Tuesdays and Sundays 9 ▪5-year (FY22-FY26) at $5.5M ”not to exceed” ▪Budget assumes all positions are full, mainland travel for training, and licensing activity. Contract has “true -up” to actual costs at end of fiscal year, resulting in reimbursement to COK ▪Quarterly reports submitted to COK ▪County representation (non -voting) on Board of Directors ▪Results for FY21 and FY22 ▪FY21 Reimbursement =$43K, net = $926,838 ▪FY22 Reimbursement = $83k, net = $936,619 ▪FY23 gross = $1,066,514; net = $987K (estimate) UNIQUE FRAMEWORK OF COK CONTRACT 10 PRELIMINARY BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FY24 FY24 Animal Care & Welfare Investigation & Enforcement Licensing Direct Labor Cost 599,013 170,073 46,806 Direct Non-Labor Cost 145,506 24,572 2,300 Allocated G&A Labor Cost 60,981 18,553 5,106 Allocated G&A Non-Labor Cost 79,188 24,092 6,630 Licensing Revenue (42,820) Total Direct and Allocated G&A Costs $844,689 $237,289 $18,022 (NET of licensing income) Total Cost of Service: $1,100,000 11 Discussion