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Council Member Schulman questions DOHMH on animal welfare initiatives

2:54:46

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115 sec

Council Member Lynn Schulman engages in a Q&A session with DOHMH officials, focusing on animal welfare initiatives, particularly the proposed $1.5 million TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) program and the administration of the annual population control fund. Schulman expresses concerns about DOHMH taking a larger role in these matters and emphasizes the importance of equitable fund distribution.

  • Schulman requests the administration to reconsider DOHMH's role in animal welfare initiatives
  • DOHMH officials confirm ongoing discussions with OMB about the TNR funding request
  • The current annual population control fund is administered through a contract with ASPCA
  • Schulman stresses the significance of these issues for constituents and the city in general
Lynn Schulman
2:54:46
Thank you chair Brennan.
2:54:47
I wanna I wanna continue a little bit on this questioning.
2:54:50
I wanna echo chair Brennan's concerns and his trying to talk to you guys about taking on a bigger role in this for DOHMH.
2:55:04
And I know this is like not totally in your domain, but I'm gonna actually make a request to the administration, which I know is here and also watching, that we do this, that we rethink some of this.
2:55:17
So my question I'll just ask some questions on this and I'm gonna go to something else.
2:55:21
So given the council's proposal for a $1,500,000 TNR initiative, what steps is DOHMH prepared to take to ensure that funds are equitably distributed and support frontline community based rescuers?
2:55:35
Thank you.
2:55:36
Oh, sorry, Corinne.
2:55:36
Should have told you
Lyle Braxton
2:55:37
a statement.
Corinne Schiff
2:55:38
Sure.
2:55:40
As I said, we are in conversation with OMB about that request, and we appreciate the council's interest in this area.
2:55:48
Should that funding come through, we will be happy to speak with you about how we can make sure that the funds are equitably distributed.
Lynn Schulman
2:55:54
I hope our comments are being funneled higher so that ONB hears what we're saying.
2:56:00
How does DOHMH currently administer the annual population control fund?
Corinne Schiff
2:56:09
So as I just noted, this is a contract that was put out through the procurement process.
2:56:15
The awardee right now is ASPCA and they are responsible for administering
Lyle Braxton
2:56:21
that.
Lynn Schulman
2:56:23
Alright.
2:56:24
I'm gonna I'm gonna chair Brannen and ask the other questions that I had about that.
2:56:29
But I just I want that to be seriously considered.
2:56:32
We're gonna follow back up with this because, you know, it's a really important issue for folks, for our constituents and for folks in in the city in general.
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