EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved a measure this week that aims to reform OC Animal Care.

Supervisor Janet Nguyen headed the measure, whose items seek to increase hours, appoint a community liaison to interface with the public, and require monthly website posting of data like intakes, adoptions and euthanasia.

The board on Tuesday unanimously passed the items, which will take effect within four months. Supervisor Vincent Sarmiento co-authored the measure.

The upgrades bring a pre-COVID era back to the shelter, when it was more accessible and transparent to the public.

Orange County was the last major municipal shelter to allow open public visitation last year, according to a news release issued by Nguyen's office Wednesday. The county previously required selecting animals online and making appointments to view them.

Nguyen authored two 2024 shelter bills in the California State Senate to increase public transparency. SB 1478, which became law, set a standard for veterinarian reporting on medical charts. Her second bill, SB 1459, passed the Legislature but was not signed by the governor. It required monthly posting of website data, similar to what passed the board Tuesday.

"One of my biggest priorities during the past 16 months has been increasing the quality of life for shelter animals," Nguyen said in a statement. "Although my term on the Board has just started, I wanted to quickly fix some major concerns that rescues and volunteers have been telling me. The shelter needs to be fully open. We need to know what is happening there and data is key."