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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 24, 2003 Action Agenda Item No. ~ -~ SUBJECT: Hold Harmless Letter for Firearms Training DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central Services PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Sheriff's Department ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Jones, (919) 245-2652 Draft Hold Harmless Letter Sheriff Pendergrass, (919) 245-2900 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider authorizing the Chair to the Board to issue the attached Hold Harmless letter to the City of Burlington and Alamance Community College, holding them harmless while County deputies train at the facility owned by the City of Burlington. BACKGROUND: The Orange County Sheriff s Department is required to recertify its officers on firearms twice per year. For the past several years, this training has been accomplished in partnership with off-duty City of Burlington police officers, hired through Alamance Community College as instructors, and the City of Burlington, which allows use of its firearms training facility located on the east side of Burlington. As the Board is aware through its own research and discussions regarding firearms training facility development, liability is a serious consideration. Recognizing the type of exposure the training range represents, the City of Burlington Police Chief has requested that the County provide a document holding the City of Burlington harmless for incidents that may occur while Orange County employees are engaged in training at the site; and the Community College has requested similar action for its exposure as instructors. The action requested in this abstract would authorize the Chair to the Board of Commissioners to sign the attached hold harmless letter and would further direct the Manager to place it on file with the City of Burlington Police Chief and Alamance Community College prior to the scheduled training in April. For your information, deputies are covered by County-provided worker's comp insurance as well as professional liability insurance during job-related training activities. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the attached Hold Harmless letter with the City of Burlington and the Alamance Community College; and authorize the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board; and to direct the. Manager to forward the letter to the City of Burlington and Alamance Community College.