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RES- 2013 -030 Attachment 2 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE GREATER CHAPEL HILL FIRE SERVICE DISTRICT <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners ( "Board ") has determined <br />there is a need to establish a fire service district in order to provide fire protection to the <br />residents of the area shown on Attachment A hereto that being the Greater Chapel Hill Fire <br />Service District ( "District "); and <br />WHEREAS, in accordance with Article 16 of Chapter 153A of the North Carolina General <br />Statutes the Board conducted a public hearing on the establishment of the District; and <br />WHEREAS, during the public hearing and in determining whether to establish the District the <br />Board considered the resident or seasonal population and population density of the proposed <br />District, the appraised value of property subject to taxation in the proposed District, the <br />present tax rates of the county and any cities or special districts in which the District or any <br />portion thereof is located, he ability of the proposed District to sustain the additional taxes <br />necessary to provide the services planned for the District, and the need for fire protection <br />services in the District. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board finds that there is a demonstrable need <br />for providing fire protection in the District as authorized by N.C.G.S. 153A- 301(a)(2), it is <br />impossible or impracticable to provide those services on a countywide basis, it is <br />economically feasible to provide the proposed services in the District without unreasonable or <br />burdensome annual tax levies, and there is a demonstrable demand for the proposed <br />services by persons residing in the District. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that for all the foregoing reasons the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners hereby establishes the Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service District <br />Passed the day of , 2013 and having an effective date of July 1, 2013. <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Attest: <br />Clerk to the Board of Commissioners <br />