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4 <br />Orange Grove Fire District representatives are in attendance at tonight's work session to • <br />present their need for a tax rate increase and to answer any questions and /or provide additional <br />information to the Board: <br />• Orange Grove Fire District (Page 128) — 0.92 cents increase, going from 4.08 cents to <br />5.00 cents per $100 assessed valuation. This increase will generate an additional <br />$69,147 in revenue for the district. The increase of 0.92 cents in FY 2012 -13 is the first <br />year of a two year plan to increase the tax rate a total of 1.92 cents, to a rate of 6.00 <br />cents beginning in FY 2013 -14. The increase is needed to help cover the costs of land, <br />construction of Station #3 in the western portion of the district, and purchases of <br />equipment and two additional fire trucks for the new station over the next two fiscal <br />years. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Included in the Background Section above. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board discuss Orange Grove <br />Fire District's tax rate increase and give direction to county staff, as appropriate. <br />• <br />• <br />