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COPY <br /> NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT <br /> PO BOX #16484 <br /> CHAPEL HILL NC 27516 <br /> June. 16, 1999 <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> PO Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough NC 27278 <br /> Dear Commissioners, <br /> During your consideration of our budget request for the 1999-2000 year <br /> at the budget work session you asked me to respond in writing to the concerns <br /> raised about our budget request by the county manager's office: <br /> #1 Increase in personnel budget: We added extra hours to our paid staffing <br /> program to assist in times when there was <br /> a consistent shortage of volunteers available and <br /> also to do other maintenance and upkeep tasks <br /> as to free up our volunteers to do more of <br /> their required training. <br /> #2 Increase in operating funds: There were several reasons for an increase in <br /> .this category, increase in training expenses, <br /> increase in booking expenses for extra work our <br /> accountant has to do in regard to our paid staff <br /> and other reports she is required to do, preventive <br /> maintenance plan for air system and slight overall <br /> increases due to the larger facility. <br /> #3 First responder equipment: This is for equipment that is recommended by <br /> OCEM to function as first responders (pagers, <br /> reflective vests, first aid kits with initial equipment <br /> and supplies, etc.) not supplies that OCEM <br /> replaces after they are used. <br /> #4&5 Debt service: We have a loan arrangement for$385,000.00 <br /> financed for 10 years at a fixed rate of 4.89% <br /> and an annual payment of$49,702.76. This <br /> arrangement could-vary slightly due to final costs <br /> of equipment and trucks. <br />