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the burden on the fire department to maintain that rating. It goes further to define rescue and <br /> first responder, and fire is already defined by the state statute. <br /> Item #7, the contract with North Chatham calls for an annual audit by a certified public <br /> accountant, which is then turned in to the County Commissioners by December 1 St of the next <br /> year. The County's contracts do not currently call for an audit. <br /> Item #10, in the event that the fire department is dissolved for any reason, it spells out <br /> how the assets of that fire department would be distributed, where they would go, and how <br /> they would be used within the existing district. This is not currently part of the County's <br /> contract. <br /> Item #11 is completely new and goes into the idea of hold harmless and insurance. <br /> Michael Talbert said that this is an example and it might be something that Orange <br /> County could use going forward. <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked to spell out fire, rescue, and first responder since this is for <br /> the North Chatham fire department. <br /> Michael Talbert said that all of this is to be worked out. <br /> Commissioner McKee suggested that as a first step that the County Commissioners let <br /> the departments and management work out these contracts before they come to the Board of <br /> County Commissioners. He said that the County Commissioners should keep the political <br /> aspect out of it now. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz agreed with Commissioner McKee as far as the process but he <br /> would like to see paragraph 4 expanded to include more specifics. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that her concern is that if this is brought back to Board of <br /> County Commissioners in January then there is time to work out the kinks. But if it comes <br /> later, there is no time to make a choice and they have to go with staff presents to them. She <br /> would like to get the technical details get worked out before January so that there is time for <br /> review. <br /> Michael Talbert said that they would work as fast as possible. <br /> SORS Chief Matthew Mauzy made reference to Commissioner McKee's comment that <br /> they may need to keep times by hands for responses to get quality statistics. He said that he <br /> supports a new CAD system. He wants to make sure that everyone is a partner in this and is <br /> working together to make sure that this system is something that is needed. <br /> New Hope Fire Chief Mike Tapp agreed with Matthew Mauzy and said that having these <br /> meetings are great and he said that in the past the only interaction with the Board of County <br /> Commissioners was when budgets were submitted. He said that starting this month, at their <br /> Fire Chief's meeting, they will be submitting a quarterly report to the Board of County <br /> Commissioners submitted through the Clerk's office. <br /> Chapel Hill Fire Chief Dan Jones echoed SORS Chief Mauzy's comments and <br /> complimented the Board of County Commissioners on the progress with Emergency Services <br /> in the past two years. He said that the commitment the County Commissioners made is <br /> starting to take effect. He said that the 9-1-1 center staffing levels are a key component and <br /> need to be addressed. He said that all of this technology is great, but unless there is adequate <br /> staff to operate it then it is null and void. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that he wants to set a reasonable standard that can be met as <br /> far as response times. <br /> With no further items to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 PM. <br /> Bernadette Pelissier, Chair <br />