ABILENE, TX — Statement from City Staff
She is a director. The previous person was not a director. He was a manager. Mirenda’s responsibilities are broader than the previous manager’s and she participates in other areas of the organization that the previous manager did not do. She came to the organization as the Assistant Director of Community Services.
She has a master’s degree and is a former deputy City manager. The previous person did not have this experience.
Her pay is commensurate with the salary study we completed in FY 2017 for her title, experience, and responsibilities.
"Since her appointment, adoptions are up, important corporate grant partnerships have been established, we are following best practices for animal intake and vaccinations, and many other improvements have been made at the shelter, and animal welfare has increased.
Mirenda oversees a budget of over $1.1 million dollars and 14.5 Full-Time Equivalents. Her annual salary of $95K is commensurate with her knowledge, skills, abilities and is what the position pays.
Mirenda is a solid Director of Animal Services and I fully support her.
We will soon be releasing a report from Best Friends who came in to examine our shelter operations. Mirenda’s leadership received strong, positive comments. We also had areas where we can do better. I had a face to face discussion on it with the examiner. I’ll be more than happy to share this report with you and the other media groups when we receive it."
