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Plank #24 · Community

Animal Welfare & Compassionate Communities

Strengthen rescue partnerships, expand spay-neuter and TNR work, improve shelter outcomes with the county, protect wildlife, grow dog-park amenities, and support pet-inclusive disaster sheltering...

Within Authority

Classification

Within Authority

The city can act directly, subject to budget, staffing, procurement, and execution quality.

§ 01The Promise

Strengthen rescue partnerships, expand spay-neuter and TNR work, improve shelter outcomes with the county, protect wildlife, grow dog-park amenities, and support pet-inclusive disaster sheltering.

§ 02Authority Scope

City ordinances, parks, partnerships, emergency planning

The city does not run the county shelter, so adoption and shelter-capacity outcomes still depend on Orange County Animal Services and related partners.

§ 03Analysis

The city controls ordinances, parks, emergency planning, and partnership funding. The only major dependency is the county-run shelter system.

§ 04Recurring Barriers

Implementation barriers identified across the audit; tap to expand a definition.

Jurisdictional Limits

Jurisdictional Limits

Authority belongs to another government layer (county, school district, regional authority, state).

§ 06Legislative Record

No separate legislative delivery record is central to this operational municipal plank.

§ 07Within-Authority Path

Focus on city ordinance updates, park amenities, cruelty enforcement, disaster-pet planning, and formal county partnership benchmarks for shelter outcomes.

Authority scope
City ordinances, parks, partnerships, emergency planning
Category
Community
Candidate
Anna Eskamani
Last reviewed
May 4, 2026

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OrlandoFirst.city
Published
April 24, 2026
Last reviewed
May 4, 2026
Last updated
May 4, 2026