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ORANGE COUNTY <br />HILLSBOROUGH <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />June 9, 1999 <br />Mr. John C. Carroll, President <br />New Hope Fire Department <br />PO Box 16484 <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br />&rt� d 176,9 <br />Dear Cliff: <br />On May 20, 1999, the County Budget Office received the 1999-2000 requested budget from New <br />Hope Fire Department. Requested County funding was $200,400, up from the 1998-99 appropriation <br />of $174,769. Your request indicated that this would require an increase in the tax rate to 6.0 cents per <br />$100 valuation, from the current rate of 5.15 cents. *e to the late receipt of your budget request, <br />ended budget was due <br />County staff were unable to adequately analyze it b re the Manager's reco <br />)y g <br />14 �.efbre includes an <br />to the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Tb` ended budg0,1,,, <br />tax rate of 5.15 <br />appropriation of $178,914 fq,' pw e Fire dep d maillt a- - I 1 ' czt rent <br />cents. for residents of that (ff <br />In reviewing the various <br />increase be strictly <br />with Nick Waters and <br />with them, it appears to <br />budget, and by modifyi, -If <br />that any tax <br />iartment's budget <br />[ my conversations <br />� 4999-2000 <br />1s. there will be <br />ce to your <br />more than adequate ent's budget, and <br />constituents. I would certainly <br />your correcting any erroneous <br />To that end, I have a <br />Commissioners, County Manager, <br />series of questions whose answers <br />and staff gain a better understanding of your stated budget needs. <br />1. With modest projected growth in anticipated fire calls (less than one per week) and a stable roster <br />of volunteers, why is it necessary to increase your personnel budget from $41,500 to $64,000? <br />2. What are the major factors necessitating a 16% increase in operating funds ($81,000 to $94,000)? <br />3. Why is $3,600 required for first responder equipment? My understanding is that Orange County <br />Emergency Management replaces everything that is used under first responder protocols. <br />4. 1 understand that the department is getting ready to enter into a debt arrangement that would <br />provide for $400,000 financed over 5-6 years, for an addition to Station 91 and the purchase of two <br />new trucks. If so, why was this shorter repayment period chosen rather than a more conventional <br />term of 10 -15 years for these types of assets? <br />AREA CODE (919) 732-8181 • 968-4601 • 688-7331 e 227-2031 ® FAX (919) 644-3004 <br />r:v+ 9-,4r)n <br />