Shelter manager position outlined

By JOE PINCHOT

Herald Staff Writer

HERMITAGE – The person hired to manage the Shenango Valley Animal Shelter will be a veterinary technician and have at least an associate’s degree and experience in the animal care field.

Those qualifications were set in a job description approved Thursday by the Shenango Valley Animal Control Board, which owns the Hermitage shelter.

The board will advertise for the position now that all six municipal members – Sharon council acted last week – have approved raising their assessments to pay for the manager’s salary and benefits.

The manager will develop the shelter’s policies and procedures and oversee its operations and maintenance; prepare a budget; assure regulatory compliance; coordinate administration of

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