County considering outsourcing of Department of Animal Services functions

San Diego County will be evaluating the possibility of outsourcing some of its Department of Animal Services activities.

A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote March 14 authorized the director of the county's Department of Purchasing and Contracting to issue a request for interest to determine whether private or public entities are potentially willing to provide animal welfare, enforcement, or other services to fulfill county functions and to issue a competitive solicitation if interest in providing such services exists. The supervisors also directed the county's Chief Administrative...