Citizens Ask...
By Michelle Williams
Q: How do I foster a pet? A: Please fill out a Volunteer Application and submit to the Animal Shelter Director. Please visit the Adoption Information page for more details. The Shelter provides all of the food, medicines, vet care, and supplies for fostered animals. Foster care can be easy or challenging depending upon the type of situation for which you sign up; it is totally your choice. Sometimes the shelter is simply crowded and needs temporary homes for healthy, well - adjusted dogs and cats. Frequently, the shelter has dogs undergoing heartworm treatment which just need a loving and calm environment where they can be kept crated, quiet, and hand - walked. During the warmer months, the shelter often has orphaned kittens requiring bottle feeding. Q: I have an important topic that I think the Board of Supervisors needs to address. How can I get it added to an upcoming meeting? A: You may contact the Administration Office at (540) 672 - 3313 or email Alyson Simpson to arrange to be added to an upcoming agenda. A written proposal or explanation of your request to be placed on the agenda is needed in advance of agenda publication, which takes place a week prior to the Board of Supervisors meeting.
Jim Whipp
Get to know Orange County staff... The Personnel File:
GIS Analyst
This month ’ s Personnel File focuses on Jim Whipp, GIS Analyst for Orange County. GIS (Geographic Information System) is a powerful tool which allows a user to “… capture, manipulate, analyze, and present any information that can be geographically referenced to a spot on Earth ’ s surface. ” Mr. Whipp ’ s career with Orange County began in 2018, and he has made significant leaps forward in the way Orange County ’ s geographic data is handled and presented. He is responsible for the upkeep of more than fifty (50) geospatial datasets, some of which contain over ten thousand (10,000) features.
His typical day involves reviewing 911 inspections, parcel geometry changes, or tax map number updates to make necessary adjustments. Between manipulating massive collections of information, he assists other departments and fields calls from the public regarding questions or concerns. Jim remarked that it may sound cliché, but the part of his work that he most enjoys is “ being able to provide technical resolutions or knowledge to our citizens and [his] coworkers. It is very rewarding to be able to help a concerned citizen and hear their instant relief or gratification knowing that a matter has been updated or corrected. ” In his free time, Mr. Whipp enjoys traveling, and has been to Dutch Harbor, Alaska twice. An interesting fact about Jim, perhaps related to his proficiency with
geospatial data, is once he ’ s visited a place (even quite far away) he is usually able to return by memory alone. Orange County is fortunate to have Jim at the helm of our GIS. Thanks for your hard work, Jim!
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