Agmt03 San Mateo, County of (Animal Control)

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animal and if the condition of the animal requires immediate treatment according to the judgment of County Contractor. If an animal becomes sick or injured while at the County Contractor's facility it will be treated by the County Contractor's available veterinary staff and/or volunteers. If staff and/or volunteers are not available to treat said animal, it will be transported to a veterinary hospital if it is an emergency and the animal needs immediate treatment. 8. Licensing and Permit Issuance for Dogs and Cats. a) County Contractor shall not release any impounded dog or cat to its owner unless it is licensed as required by City or County ordinance. County Contractor shall require any dog or cat encountered through any field services function or any other function to be licensed as required. b) County Contractor shall license and/or issue required permits and collect applicable fees on all dogs and cats, in Cities and in the unincorporated County, at the time of adoption at the County Contractor's facilities. County Contractor shall retain copies of and provide upon request to the County a record of all dogs and cats adopted. c) County Contractor shall issue dog and cat licenses to the general public, as required by County or City ordinance. 9. Provision of Services to Cities. Nothing contained herein shall preclude any incorporated City or the County from contracting directly with the County Contractor for a higher level of service. Any such contract between County Contractor and an individual City increasing the level of services shall not affect the level of service provided by County Contractor to any City or the County pursuant to this Agreement. 10. Performance Measures. From the effective date of this Agreement, County Contractor shall implement the following outcome-based performance measures, subject to the review and approval of the County. County Contractor shall collect, maintain and report data in regards to the following performance measures. This data shall be reported in writing, to the County on a quarterly basis, no later than October 30, January 30, April 30, and July 30 of each fiscal year. Such report shall be in a format approved by the County. County Contractor agrees to work cooperatively with the County and City Representatives to develop future additional performance measures that are both valid and reliable and that can be used to evaluate the level of service provided by County Contractor and that may be revised and introduced each anniversary date of this Agreement. County Contractor agrees and understands that each of the Cities involved in the contract with the County will have input into the development of current and future performance measures. 22 '."->......'-. T-