Resolution 24-100 recognizing Dr. Tiffany Bogart

38:18Okay, Madam Clerk, resolution two.

38:21Yes, sir. Um

38:26Is Dr. Tiffany Bogart here? Can you please join us at the podium?

38:37All right. So this is resolution number twenty-four dash one hundred. A resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, recognizing Dr. Tiffany Bogart for receiving the 2024 Florida Animal Protection and Advocacy Association Employee of the Year Award.

38:55Wow. Right.

38:57Whereas each year, the Florida Animal Protection and Advocacy Association, representing 72 agencies and over 1400 animal control officers and animal welfare professionals statewide, recognized as outstanding individuals in the field of animal control and services that have distinguished themselves as leaders in their profession and shown Outstanding achievement in their organizations and communities. And whereas the Florida Animal Protection and

39:27Advocacy Association has selected Dr. Tiffany Bogart, Pasco County Animal Services Shelter Veterinarian, as their 2024 Employee of the Year Award recipient for her outstanding achievements and strong commitment to service excellence. To the citizens and pets of Pasco County. And whereas Dr. Bogart has excelled as the shelter veterinarian for Pasco County Animal Services, exemplifying innovation and process

39:57improvement, leading her team to accomplishing over 6,000 surgeries and 150,000 medical treatments in 2023. While also hosting two public low cost vaccine clinics each week. And whereas Dr. Bogart went above and beyond her duties with the Pasco County Animal Services by assisting in a cruelty case involving neglected skunks, Dr. Bogart was able to provide full medical

40:28exams on all animals and assist the prosecuting attorney's office with the case to ensure no further animals were at risk of being harmed. And whereas Dr. Bogart provided humane euthanasia technician certification training for several Florida Animal Protection and Advocacy Association agency members. Mentored veterinarians and veterinary students for the University of Florida Shelter Medicine Program, and provided

40:58training and coaching for students and local high school veterinary technician programs at Pasco and Hudson High Schools, as well as St. Petersburg College and Hillsborough Community College. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby commends Dr. Tiffany Bogart for her achievements and selection as the 2024 Florida Animal Control Association Employee of the Year, done and resolved in regular session

41:29with a quorum present in voting this 23rd day of April 2024. Yeah.

41:34Congratulations. Second. Got a motion second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Doctor Bogart. Welcome.

41:42Thank you, Commissioners, for recognizing my award. I'm congratulations.

41:49I I made a speech, but now I can't really say because I that were listed and I've said to Mike on the side there, I'm I did a lot of work. Thank you so much for recognizing me. I am honored to represent Pasco County and its citizens. and all the animals. It's I'm glad to be a voice for them. Thanks Mike and Spencer for making a wonderful work environment that makes me want to come to work every single day. I have a great team. Without them we couldn't do all this amazing work. But thank you very much.

42:29Congratulations, Mike. You wanna say some words about

42:32Yes I do. She's uh she's an amazing individual. Um her career Um I I can't even imagine how many animals she is sterilized in her time.

42:46She does it uh sometimes on the weekends we have what we call pop-up clinics for T and B R cats and stuff and she works with the people that do that. Um as well. Um But I d I just want you to know How blessed I feel. Um To have both of our vetinarians receive this ri award. from the agency. Um And then also we had uh one of our employees take the Pasco County You know. uh Employee of the

43:16Year award this year. So It's been a great year for us uh starting out and we hope to continue that, but um Doctor Bogart has just done some amazing work and she comes in every day ready to go, bright and early,

43:30and

43:30she's on it. So we are so thankful for her and for what she does for us. Thank you. That's

43:35that is great. We We certainly congratulate you on your achievement and continue the good work through the county. So I mean it's it's great things are happening. Have you got team members here with you?

43:47We do.

43:48Bring 'em up. We'll all come down and have a picture. So

43:52Mr. Chairman Mari before we get on. Mike, I j I just want to say, you know, since you came to the county commission uh as the director, you've done such an amazing job surrounding yourself with great people, providing such a great environment. Uh it's led to all these great servants. Dr. Bogatz, thank you for your all your great service and your team as well, because that's the type of leadership we need to get things done and what you guys are doing is absolutely phenomenal. So thank you all.

44:18Thank you, yeah, Mr. Right.

44:34Does anybody work everything?

44:56Okay, everybody, the phone first

44:58piece. Yeah. Let me do that.

45:06Okay, we're right

45:07here. Have you all

45:11That was good, thank you all. Congratulations.

45:14Congratulations. Congratulations, please. You're trying your well.

45:21Thank you.

45:26Congratulations. Thank you.