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Quandt made a motion and Arnold seconded to accept the single bid and refer it to the facilities committee for review and come back today with a recommendation. Arnold, Bredthauer, Lancaster, Lanfear, Quandt and Richardson all voted yes and none voted Schuppan was absent. Motion carried. Gale Yenny requested to address the board and noted the following concerns • Main concern is the animals • Issues regarding the staff not treating them well • Welfare of the organization • Number of animals euthanized are they caring for the animals or making room • Expressed concern on the working conditions and condition of the building • Questioned why the hours of operations were changed Discussion was held on the county contract and it does not address the hours of the facility. Lanfear stated that he talked to the Sheriff and he is satisfied with their work they have not failed to help and the calls are being answered. Jill Hornady 2323 West John Street stated she is not here because of the contract she is here because of the health of the organization. It is an important function of the county. She was involved in the fund raiser for the facility and it is sad to see where it is going. The employees are fearful for their jobs and the threat it is going to close jobs are hard to find. There needs to be a business plan to move it forward and they have done it once and can do it again. These are not personal issues it is about the health of the organization they need to work together to fix the problem. They have ask to come to the Humane Society board meeting and were met with hostility when they did come they were locked out of the building and had to wait outside. They did not want to share the financial information. The shelter is a community organization and it has taken a lot of people to get it where it is today. She also expressed concern about the hostile work environment that needs to be addressed. Lori Dethloff #21 Kuester's Lake noted that there is public concern about the shelter. They have served the community for 50 years and they had recently worked to review the animal codes and the state requirements. They tried to educate and enforce the regulations. She has heard frustration and concern about the interactions with the shelter. As a nonprofit they rely on donors and the volunteers and have to have this in order to viable and moving forward. It is not the old board versus the new board. They want to insure that the society will have the support that they need and do what it will take to regain the trust and respect that they had in prior years. In the past they had a state wide network ad national recognition. They need to need to consider the well-being of the staff, residents and the animals. Lancaster noted that she contacted them to remove a bat from her house and there was no charge but she made a donation. Randy Gard 3727 Meadow Way Trail noted that there are two points of importance what it does for the city and county and the ability to help animals. The financial agreements with the city and the county are very important. He noted the information from the first 4 month of the year and expressed concern. • Adoption revenue is down 21% • Kennel donations are down 89% 4