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10 <br />with next steps to advance a study. The new Director began work on April 21, <br />2008. - <br />iVtay 2008 <br />During budget discussions with the new Emergency Services Director for FY08- <br />09, the BOCC reaffirmed interest and commitment to a study reflective of the <br />rural fire department needs and staffing requirements for the office of Fire <br />Marshall. • The FY08-09 budget makes available funding in the amount of <br />$50,000 for a new study. <br />October 2008 <br />The Emergency Services Director, in response to a request at a work session on <br />September 9, 2008, provided the BOCC a proposed timeline for re-entering a <br />Fire Rescue Study. <br />November 2008 - . <br />County staff facilitated a Fire Chiefs Council discussion of re-entering a Fire <br />Rescue Study, tabulated collective concerns, and received appointments to a <br />"steering committee" for moving ahead. (Attachment E is a summary of the <br />discussion point from the Council meeting.] <br />December 2008 <br />BOCC received a report regarding the recommended 2009-19 County CIP on <br />December 1, 2008. One of the decision points carried forward to December 11, <br />2008 was "whether to appropriate $1.2 million in Emergency Service Reserve for <br />Emergency Services needs or to retain monies in reserve pending outcome of <br />upcoming Fire and Rescue Study." The BOCC has not yet taken action on the <br />proposed 10 year CIP. <br />The. $1.2 million represents unrestricted E-911 funds that can be' used for any <br />purpose. Emergency Services, undergoing reorganization and ~ modernization <br />under the new Director, has immediate need for additional capital equipment and <br />facility improvements as the chief coordinating department in the County, <br />exclusive of system improvements certain to be identified iri a new Fire Rescue. <br />study. (Attachment F is a copy of the proposed plan for utilizing the <br />Emergency Services Reserve.) <br />March 2009 <br />BOCC agenda far March 3 includes recommendation to proceed with Phase <br />One: Assessment of the Fire/Rescue Services System Study in Orange County <br />under an informal solicitation for professional technical services. The phased <br />approach proposed and the process for selecting aresearch-based technical <br />organization to conduct the assessment has been reviewed and vetted by the <br />chosen representatives of the Fire Chiefs Council. <br />4 <br />