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24 1 clearly lay out the "opt out"provisions in the contract; for the County to agree to work 2 collaboratively with the Town to explore ways to equitably provide and fund services to 3 residents in and around ETJ areas over the next 2 years, and to ask staff to come back with 4 suggestions to how to effectively implement this; to establish a public hearing, after the Town of 5 Chapel Hill has discussed this recommendation, to consider the establishment of the three new 6 Fire Service Districts - the South Orange Fire Service District, the North Chatham Fire Service 7 District and the Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service District. 8 9 Commissioner McKee asked what equitable service provision meant. 10 Commissioner Dorosin said that services are provided at equitable levels and costs. 11 Commissioner McKee clarified that they are asking for a specific time and cost and 12 service. Commissioner McKee asked for Commissioner Dorosin and Commissioner Pelissier to 13 consider a friendly amendment to take out this last verbiage about equitable services. 14 Commissioner Dorosin said they need to have this conversation at some point about 15 how to provide services in all the potential ETJ areas and how those services are equitably 16 distributed. He said he does not accept the friendly amendment. 17 Chair Jacobs said the manager's recommendation should be added. 18 Frank Clifton suggested the county and city staff should do an analysis of services 19 currently provided within ETJs in all municipalities and the costs associated. 20 Chair Jacobs said that is a good clarifying point about the motion, but it is not part of the 21 motion. 22 23 Commissioner Gordon proposed a substitute motion, as follows: 24 That staff is directed to schedule a public hearing for April 9, 2013 or sooner to consider 25 the creation of three new fire service districts- the South Orange Fire Service District, the North 26 Chatham Fire Service District and the Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service District; that staff are 27 authorized to move forward with a 5 year contract for the Town of Chapel Hill to provide 28 protection for the proposed new Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service District at a 15 cent tax levy 29 per one-hundred dollar valuation of real and personal property; that staff is instructed to move 30 forward to complete the contracts with the other two fire service districts for which contracts 31 were cancelled; that the agenda item giving the list of steps to create three fire service districts 32 is brought back to the March 7 Board of Commissioner's meeting to be negotiated and signed, 33 as well as a target date to complete the entire process of May 21, 2013; and that the Board 34 work collaboratively with the town of Chapel Hill to address planning and service provision 35 issues. 36 37 Commissioner McKee seconded this substitute motion. 38 39 John Roberts said the rules of procedure don't recognize substitute motions and require 40 there to be only one substantive motion at a time. He said this is a hostile motion to amend the 41 original motion and since it has been seconded, it needs to be voted on. He said if it fails, the 42 original motion still stands and if it succeeds the original motion is null. 43 Commissioner Dorosin asked how this motion is different than his, other than the 44 specific inclusion of a timeline. 45 Commissioner Gordon said it authorizes the proceeding forward on the other districts 46 and contracts with the other districts and brings back specific timelines and a checkpoint for 47 March 7. 48 Commissioner Dorosin asked if, other than dates, there was any substantive difference.