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2 <br /> <br />1 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to <br />2 keep the Assembly of Governments meeting as scheduled on September 24th <br />3 VOTE: UNANIMOUS (Commissioner Nelson absent) <br />4 <br />5 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to <br />6 cancel the JPA meeting on October 29th, since there are no agenda items. <br />7 Commissioner Jacobs asked the Manager when the Board was going to meet with <br />8 Alamance County about the Orange/Alamance County line. <br />9 Frank Clifton said that October 29th could be reserved. <br />10 Commissioner Gordon withdrew her motion. <br />11 <br />12 Chair Foushee reviewed items at the County Commissioners' places. There was an <br />13 email message from Frank Clifton; a PowerPoint presentation related to item 3-d, New County <br />14 Website; a pink sheet related to item 4-a, Minutes; a yellow sheet related to item 4-n, Adoption <br />15 of BOCC Goals and Priorities; and a list of grants recipients. <br />16 <br />17 PUBLIC CHARGE <br />18 <br />19 The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br />20 <br />21 2. Public Comments <br />22 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br />23 Bridget Booher is President of the Friends of Orange County Library and she read a <br />24 resolution. <br />25 <br />26 FRIENDS OF ORANGE COUNTY PUBILC LIBRARY <br />27 RESOLUTION <br />28 <br />29 WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has long recognized the vital role that <br />30 libraries play in the life of a community, and <br />31 <br />32 WHEREAS the BOCC, in the midst of difficult economic challenges, has preserved and <br />33 enhanced library services by keeping all branch libraries open, approving additional <br />34 professional library staff positions, and committing to raising the per capita expenditures for <br />35 county libraries to at or above the state level: <br />36 <br />37 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Friends of the Orange County Public Library express <br />38 its sincere gratitude and appreciation for the Board of Commissioners' enduring commitment to <br />39 supporting library services for all Orange County citizens. <br />40 <br />41 Earl McKee spoke on the RFP for the Fire and Rescue Study. He said that it is his <br />42 understanding that the fire and rescue study has been released to bids. The RFP is for the first <br />43 of three phases and the actual cost of this phase will be determined by the winning bid. The <br />44 estimates have been around $50,000. He said that he continues to oppose this study for <br />45 several reasons. First, the proposal is not all-inclusive because it does not include all agencies <br />46 dealing with fire and rescue, both public and private. He said that any study of emergency <br />47 service delivery should include all involved at the time of the 911 call until the incident is <br />48 concluded. He questions the reasons and/or motives of this study because of those that are <br />49 excluded. Secondly, he does not understand the rationale for doing this in three parts. Several <br />50 years ago a similar study was conducted and this now sits on a shelf, unused. If the cost of the <br />