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APPOINTMENT OF LAURA FLAMION AS ANIMAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR
AND DR. KRISTIN TVRDIK AS ANIMAL SERVICES DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR
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WHEREAS, DuPage County Animal Service operates as a division of DuPage County; and
WHEREAS, Section 3 of the Animal Control Act ("the Act") requires the Chair of the County Board to appoint an Animal Control Administrator ("Administrator") with the consent of the County Board; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.01 of the Act allows a non-veterinarian to serve as an Administrator; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.01 of the Act requires a non-veterinarian Administrator to defer to the Deputy Administrator regarding all medical decisions; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.07 of the Act defines a Deputy Administrator as a veterinarian licensed by the State of Illinois, and appointed by the Administrator or the County Board; and
WHEREAS, the Animal Control Act sets forth the specific duties of the Animal Services Administrator and Deputy Administrator; and
WHEREAS, the County Board shall fix the compensation of the Animal Services Administrator and Deputy Administrator; and
WHEREAS, Laura Flamion was previously appointed as Interim Administrator of Animal Services on October 8, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Laura Flamion, as Interim Administrator, appointed Dr. Kristin Tvrdik as Deputy Administrator on January 6, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Chair of the County Board has appointed Laura Flamion to serve as Animal Services Administrator effective April 23, 2025, and requests the consent of the County Board for such appointment; and
WHEREAS, the Chair of the County Board has nominated Dr. Kristin Tvrdik as Animal Services Deputy Administrator effective April 23, 2025, and requests the approval of the County Board for such nomination.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County Board hereby grants its consent to the appoin...
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