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s <br />i <br />i <br />I • <br />( <br />U ., -L <br />a <br />r <br />Agenda Item 9: A Petition requestin the Board of Com- <br />missioners ask the Board of E ections to <br />Call A ion on-the Question of <br />Creatin a 5 ecia Fire District <br />Sout eastern Portion of Orange County. <br />Mr. Steckler spoke in favor of the petition and presented the petition <br />to the Board (the petition is on file in the Clerk's office). Mr. Steckler <br />said North Chatham would continue to provide fire protection to this <br />area of the County as long as progress was being made toward seeking a <br />solution to the problem. 'He said North Chatham had made it•clear to <br />him that theirs was not an open -ended commitment to the area.for pro- <br />vision of fire protection. <br />Agenda Item 10: Will the Board Ado t a- Resolution Requestin <br />the Board of E ections Conduct a ecial <br />Fire on? <br />Commissioner Gustaveson moved 1; tat the Board of Elections schedule. <br />the question of creating a special firec district in the southeastern <br />portion of Orange County on the ballot for the November election of this <br />year; Commissioner Walker'seconded •themotion. Commissioner Willhoit <br />asked if Morgan Creek Hills was inclu.'( -d 'in the area on the petition? <br />The answer was no. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes,O. <br />Agenda Item 8: The Sher.iff.will Report to the Board On the <br />Jail Ins ection Tour of February 4, 1981, by <br />NG epartment of Human Resources. <br />Sheriff Knight said most of the problems cited in the report (see page <br />S of this book) would be corrected by the construction of the new <br />facility. He replied to the specific violations cited and said some of <br />these were over- looked by the Inspector, for example, both an emergency <br />evacuation route and a master fire plan are provided. Other violations <br />he corrected, for example, safety razors and a shower curtain. <br />The Board thanked Sheriff Knight and Mr. Phillips, Public Works Dir- <br />ector, for their presence and presentation tonight. <br />Agenda Item 7: The Manager's Report. <br />Mr. Bobby Baker spoke to the Board on the first portion of the Manager's <br />Report. He said his response to the question of Civil Preparedness would <br />be a manual of resources, that is, an assistance kind of program rather than <br />specific responses. <br />Commissioner Barnes asked the County Attorney about the authority of <br />