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El Paso, TX

Animal Shelter Advisory Committee · 6:00 PM · Virtually

The Animal Shelter Advisory Committee met February 11, 2026 with 10 of 11 members present via video conference. The committee approved prior meeting minutes, received a chair's report, an Animal Services director's update, and a legal briefing on ASAC's duties, and discussed but did not resolve holding a special executive session on personnel matters.
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Analysis

Governance & Oversight

The committee approved the January 14 meeting minutes, heard a chair's report delivered in the chair's absence, received a legal briefing on ASAC's own duties and authority, and discussed calling a special meeting to enter executive session on personnel matters, with no action taken on the latter three items.[#1][#2][#4][#5]

Public Safety

El Paso Animal Services Interim Director Michael Wachsmann presented the department's January operations update and statistics to the committee; the item was informational, with no committee action taken.[#3]

Insights by Role

Journalist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe committee discussed, but did not resolve, calling a special meeting to enter executive session on personnel matters under Texas Government Code Section 551.074, while Chair Chris Canales was absent and Animal Services is currently led by an interim director — raising follow-up questions about what personnel matter is at issue and whether it involves department leadership.

Lobbyist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingGroups engaging with the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee should track the unresolved personnel-matter executive session request and confirm current committee leadership, since Chair Chris Canales was absent and Vice Chair Tess Passero ran the meeting.

Charts & Data

13 items(6 procedural hidden)

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AI-generated summaries. Click to expand for original text.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee will be conducted on the above date and time.

In compliance with the requirement that the City provide two-way communication for members of the public, members of the public may communicate with the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee during public

At the prompt please enter the corresponding Conference ID: 303-474-657#

The public is strongly encouraged to sign up to speak on items on this agenda no later than one day prior to the meeting by signing up at https://elpasotx.seamlessdocs.com/f/ASACSignUpSheet

The following members of the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee will be present via video conference: Chris Canales, Barbara Candelaria, Sandra Difrancesco, Elvira Stephanie Frias, Laura Sanchez, Celin

#1Discussion and action on approval of the minutes from the January 14, 2026 meeting.

Carried unanimously
Animal Services Department

#2Chair Chris Canales delivers a report to the board.

No action taken
Chris Canales

#3El Paso Animal Services Interim Director Michael Wachsmann presents the January update and statistics report.

No action taken
Michael WachsmannAnimal Services Department

#4Assistant City Attorney Mona Heydarian presents a legal briefing on the duties of the Animal Services Advisory Committee (ASAC).

No action taken
Mona HeydarianAnimal Services Department

#5Special meeting discussion to enter Executive Session under Texas Government Code Section 551.074 to discuss personnel matters.

No action taken

Language interpreters will be provided for this meeting upon request. Requests must be made to Department of Animal Services at a minimum of 72 hours prior to the date and time of this meeting.

Please contact Maria Arciniega at asac@elpasotexas.gov or call (915) 212-8704.

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