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N. t k ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 30, 1997 Action Agenda Item No. g SUBJECT: Renewal Agreement-Town of Hillsborough Fire Inspections DEPARTMENT: Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/1S) ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 6/6/97 Letter from Town of Hillsborough Nick Waters, ext 3030 Renewal Agreement Original Agreement TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider renewing the existing agreement between Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough whereby County personnel perform State mandated fire inspections on behalf of the Town. BACKGROUND: In November 1993, Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough entered into an agreement that provides for County fire inspectors to conduct State mandated fire inspections of facilities in the Town's jurisdiction that are subject to periodic inspection. The Town pays the County for performance of those inspections against invoices prepared in accordance with the County's fee schedule for fire inspections. In discussions in May 1996,the County and Town agreed to continue this arrangement through June 30, 1997. The intent was for the Town of Hillsborough to take on its own fire inspections as of July 1, 1997. Recently,the Town notified the County that it had been unsuccessful in making arrangements to provide for its own fire inspection program. The Town requested that the County consider extending the existing fire inspection agreement for at least a twelve month period. At the June 11 budget work session,the County Commissioners approved the Town's request, and directed County staff to work out the details of an agreement renewal with Town staff and bring it back for formal Board approval as part of the June 30 regular meeting agenda. County and Town staffs have met and developed the attached proposed renewal agreement. Most of the provisions of the existing agreement would remain in place. Notable changes include: the Town agrees to pay the County an additional $5,000 in 1997-98 for performing its fire inspections; the County will retain code enforcement authority regarding facilities that fail to comply after repeat inspections; County staff will provide mentoring or"preceptorship" for Town staff who undergo the training and certification process so that the Town will be able to carry out its own fire inspections;