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,~ <br />n. An Amendment to the EMS Franchise Agreement entitled "An Ordinance Regulating <br />Emergency Medical, First Responder and Rescue Service and Granting of Franchise <br />and Contracts to the Operators in the County of Orange" <br />This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate <br />consideration. <br />o. Change in BOCC Regular Meeting Schedule for 2010 <br />The Board amended its regular meeting calendar for 2010 by adding a Board of Health joint <br />dinner meeting with the Board of County Commissioners for Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 5:30 <br />p.m. (prior to the 7:00 p.m. Budget Work Session) at Southern Human Services Center, 2501 <br />homestead Road in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br />~ Classification and Title Change for Budget Director to Deputy Financial Services <br />Director and Temporary Employment Agreement <br />The Board approved the title change and classification of Budget Director, grade 31 to Deputy <br />Financial Services Director, grade 27; and approved the terms of temporary employment <br />agreement for Michael Talbert to provide functional responsibilities as the Interim Deputy <br />Financial services Director. <br />VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS <br />ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA: <br />k. Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget Amendment #5 <br />The Board considered approving budget, grant and capital project ordinance <br />amendments for fiscal year 2009-10. <br />This item was deferred to December 15, 2009. <br />n. An Amendment to the EMS Franchise Agreement entitled "An Ordinance <br />Regulating Emergency Medical, First Responder and Rescue Service and Granting of <br />Franchise and Contracts to the Operators in the County of Orange" <br />The Board considered approving amendments to the EMS Franchise Ordinance <br />entitled, "An Ordinance Regulating Ambulance and Emergency Medical, First Responder and <br />Rescue Services and Granting of Franchise and Contracts to the Operators in the County of <br />Orange," and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br />PUBLIC COMMENT <br />Jeremy Browner represents Orange County Rescue Squad, Inc. and he read a letter in <br />opposition to the EMS Franchise Agreement entitled, "An Ordinance Regulating Emergency <br />Medical, Fist Responder, and Rescue Service and Granting of Franchise and Contracts to the <br />Operators in the County of Orange." He said that the Orange County Rescue Squad disagrees <br />with the current makeup as drafted and wishes that it was instead chaired by an Orange <br />County Commissioner, and that it have a representative from the Orange County Chief's <br />Council, have a representative from the Orange EMS that is active on the line; and include the <br />Orange County Health Director. OCRS does not believe that the EM Director should have a <br />vote on the committee. <br />In addition, the Orange County Rescue Squad feels that there are certain due process <br />requirements that should be added to the process, which will include: <br />- An evidentiary hearing in which parties offer evidence <br />- The cross-examination of adverse witnesses <br />- The right to inspect documents <br />