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• Orange Rural Fire District — 1 cent increase, going from 5.36 cents per $100 <br /> assessed valuation to 6.36 cents. This increase will generate an additional $120,395 <br /> for the district. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Included in the Background Section above. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board discuss the topics noted <br /> and provide direction to staff, as appropriate. <br /> Frank Clifton said that the Cedar Grove and Orange Rural requests are for one year <br /> only for specific projects and the New Hope and Chapel Hill increases would be on-going. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that the White Cross and Eno fire districts did not request <br /> increases since they requested it last year and were told if they wanted to get it again they <br /> would have to come back and ask again. He does not know if this has fallen through the <br /> cracks or not. He said that he lived in the Eno Fire District for 17 years and has never been <br /> notified of any annual meetings or any type of citizen outreach. He would like to know if they <br /> could get annual reports from these fire districts outlying their resident outreach. He would like <br /> to see some sort of reporting mechanism from the fire districts for next year to let the Board of <br /> County Commissioners know how these fire districts communicate with their residents in the <br /> individual fire districts. He made reference to Chapel Hill and said that to go from two cents to <br /> seven cents in one year is substantial. He is concerned about this increase. <br /> Frank Clifton said that this is a unique situation where there are only six or so <br /> properties involved. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that he would like to have some information on the cost per <br /> dwelling unit in each of these districts to provide fire protection. <br /> Frank Clifton said that he would hope that the Fire and EMS study would answer some <br /> of these questions. <br /> At 8:28 p.m., the Board came back to this item to vote on it. <br /> Chair Foushee said that the Board needed to go back to vote on item #1. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Nelson, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz to <br /> approve the changes in the fire district tax rates. <br /> Commissioner Hemminger said that she was concerned about the Chapel Hill increase. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said to include Commissioner Yuhasz's comments and making <br /> sure that the projects that were supposed to be one year only and now they might be more, <br /> that there be better communication so that it can be tracked. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 6; No, 1 (Commissioner Hemminger) <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that he had some concerns about the increase in the <br /> Chapel Hill fire district for just six properties and he suggested having some direct <br /> communication to those six property owners and soliciting comments. He asked that the staff <br /> communicate with those six property owners, as well as Chief Dan Jones, about this increase. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that the EMS study should look at how these fire district <br /> taxes are done. <br /> Paul Laughton said that Chief Jones indicated that he would be amenable to phasing in <br /> this fire district tax for these six residences. <br /> 2. Capital Improvement Plan <br />