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34 <br /> 1 year and provide input for the 911 Communications installation and setup of the OSSI system. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 R 20. From the Workgroup: <br /> 4 The Workgroup recommends that Page Track software, currently in use by the Fire <br /> 5 Departments, be incorporated into the OSSI system if possible and utilized by 911 <br /> 6 Communications. If Page Track remains a standalone system, it is recommended that 911 <br /> 7 Communications use the system to support OSSI when possible. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 The Workgroup recommends funding $414,500 as outlined in the recommendations <br /> 10 background in the current fiscal year and incorporate the remaining recommendations into the <br /> 11 Fiscal Year 2013-14 Annual Budget & CIP process. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Chair Pelissier took a poll to see if Board of County Commissioners wanted to continue past <br /> 14 10:30pm. The Board all agreed. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to <br /> 17 receive the implementation strategy from the Emergency Services Workgroup regarding <br /> 18 recommendations included in the Comprehensive Assessment of Emergency Medical Services <br /> 19 & 911/Communications Center Operations Study; approve Budget Amendment #4-C for <br /> 20 $414,500 in the current fiscal year; and incorporate the recommendations into the Budget & <br /> 21 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) process for Fiscal Year 2013-14. <br /> 22 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 23 <br /> 24 The Board thanked Steve Allen for working on this report for Orange County. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 c. Establishment of a Community Loan Fund for the Water and Sewer Connections <br /> 27 for Efland and Rogers Roads Residents, and Approval of Budget Amendment #4-D <br /> 28 The Board considered approving the establishment of a Community Loan Fund for <br /> 29 water and sewer connections for residents of the Efland and Rogers Road areas of Orange <br /> 30 County, and approving Budget Amendment #4-D. <br /> 31 Clarence Grier introduced this item. He said that in previous discussions with the Board, <br /> 32 it was decided to start a small loan fund for this purpose. The recommendation is to start a <br /> 33 Community Loan Fund with a $100,000 appropriation from the General Fund available fund <br /> 34 balance. All loans would range from $3,500 to a max of $10,000, and carry a low interest rate <br /> 35 of 1-2% over a maximum period of 10 years. A 0.25% administrative fee would be added to <br /> 36 each loan to cover the administration of the loan. <br /> 37 Frank Clifton said that this loan is to assist people from running water and sewer lines <br /> 38 from the street to their homes. <br /> 39 Commissioner Jacobs said that he thought the County had developed a loan fund <br /> 40 through OCIM for people in Efland. Clarence Grier said that this is part of that discussion <br /> 41 instead of going through OCIM. <br /> 42 A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner <br /> 43 Hemminger to approve the establishment of a Community Loan Fund for water and sewer for <br /> 44 residents of the Efland and Rogers Road areas of Orange County, and approve Budget <br /> 45 Amendment #4-D an appropriation of General Fund available fund balance of $100,000. <br /> 46 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 47 <br /> 48 d. Recommended Uses of General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance, as of June 30, <br /> 49 2012 <br />