HomeMy WebLinkAboutFY 2026 (Kauai Humane Society)FY26 Request to County Council Budget Committee
Kaua`i Humane Society (KHS)
“County Contract”
April 4th, 2025
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County of Kauai,
28%
Retail, 2%
65,000
Program Revenue,
14%
Veterinarian Services,
Donations/Grants, 45%
FY26 Kauai Humane Society Sources of
Funding
1,909,391
1,197,021
455,900
608,725
2024 –IN REVIEW
◼Intake (dogs & cats): 2,167
◼Adoptions: 1,640
◼Record adoptions in December = 163
◼Fewer Transfers to Mainland = 392
◼Spay and Neuter Surgeries: 2,963
◼Neonatal Kitten Intake: 517 kittens
◼New Vet came on board in October
◼Helping 1,290 pet owners and 1,513
pets
◼Volunteers provided $85,000 of time
◼Struggle to find Humane Officers
◼Total Live Release Rate: 87.9%
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FIELD TRIPS FOR SHELTER DOGS
ENJOY THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE GARDEN ISLAND, GET YOUR “DOG FIX,”
AND GIVE A SHELTER DOG A BREAK FROM THE KENNELS ALL AT THE SAME TIME !
◼Popular with visitors and residents
◼Results in more adoptions of dogs
◼6000 Field Trips in 2024
◼Generates revenue for KHS
◼$40 to $300 for each field trip
◼Different programs
◼Dog for the day
◼Dog for a week
◼Spay/Neuter
◼Adoption (local)
◼Adoption (to the mainland)
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IMPACTS OF OVERCROWDING
◼Rated Capacity –90 Dogs and 80 Cats
◼Typical Population at KHS Shelter in
2024
◼Dogs ( 130% of Capacity)
◼Cats ( 221% of Capacity)
◼Averse Effects
◼Animals more stressed, less play time
◼Less attention per animal per day by
staff
◼More stress on employees and
volunteers
◼Threatens Life Release Rate
In years past KHS would euthanize animals to
help control population size.
◼More Transfers to other shelters
◼Reduced adoption fees, more adoptions 5
FY26 (looking forward)
Ongoing focus areas for COK Contract
▪Animal Care & Welfare
▪Investigations & Enforcement (including livestock)
▪Licensing via Microchipping
Emphasis on medical operations, veterinary practices, and microchipping
▪Open Admissions (except feral cats)
▪Added a second day to our Spay and Neuter clinic (Monday and Wednesday)
▪We have 2 full-time vets on staff as of October 2024
▪Community Care Center (low cost walk-in clinic) on Tuesdays and Saturday
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HAWAII ACT 224-IMPACT ON COUNTY CONTRACT
◼Dogs seized during police
investigation(s) are boarded at
KHS pending case resolution in
court.
◼Ties up boarding kennels for
months-to-years
◼No compensation to KHS for vet
care, animal care and loss of
kennel space for daily operations
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Current Areas of Focus
◼Hiring/Retaining Humane Officers and
other employees
◼Higher wages
◼Reduce job stress due to
overcrowding
◼Community Care Center
◼Expanding footprint
◼Transfer Program
◼Similar overcrowding issues
◼Beyond West Coast
◼Reducing Costs
◼Collaboration with San Diego Humane
Society (SDHS)
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▪5-year (FY22-FY26) at $5.5M ”not to exceed”
▪Budget assumes all positions are full, mainland travel for
training, and licensing. 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
UNIQUE FRAMEWORK OF COK CONTRACT
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FY26 CONCLUDES THE 5-YEAR CONTRACT BETWEEN COK & KHS FOR
$5.5. MILLION
Year Not-to-Exceed Reconciliation **Net cost to COK
FY22 $1,019,408 $82,789.08 $ 936,619
FY23 $1,066,541 $65,471.57 $1,001,070
FY24 $1,094,592 $65,507 $1,029,102 (estimate)
FY25 $1,257,866 $65,000.00 (estimate)$1,192,866 (estimate)
FY26 $1,200,000 $65,000.00 (estimate)$1,135,000 (estimate)
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** Budget assumes all positions are full, mainland travel for training, and licensing activity.
Contract has unique “true-up” mechanism to actual costs at end of fiscal year, resulting in reimbursement
to COK.
Sum of Not-to-Exceed may exceed the $5.5 million but with the reconciliation mechanism, the overall
contract amount
will be less than the $5.5 million.
Total: $5,294,657
BUDGET REQUEST (not to exceed) for FY26
FY26 Animal Care & Welfare Investigation &
Enforcement
Licensing
Direct Labor Cost 555,381 187,169 69,641
Direct Non-Labor Cost 151,750 19,752 2,300
Allocated G&A Labor Cost 64,086 21,597 8,036
Allocated G&A Non-Labor Cost 107,569 36,252 13,488
Licensing Revenue (40,000)
Total Direct and Allocated G&A Costs $878,786 $264,770 $53,465
(NET of licensing
income)
Total Cost of Service: $1,197,021
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Discussion
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