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3 1 ❑This is one of three new Fire Service Districts that replaces existing Fire Protection 2 Districts. 3 ❑The Town of Chapel Hill will provide fire protection for the new Greater Chapel Hill 4 Fire Service District. See map of the new Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service District within 5 this section of the document. 6 ❑On February 27, 2013, the Chapel Hill Town Council voted unanimously to enter into 7 a service agreement to extend the Town's current fire district into the affected 8 neighborhoods for a period of 5 years with a 15.00 cent tax levy per one-hundred dollar 9 valuation of real and personal property. 10 ❑The tax rate for this district is recommended at 15.00 cents for FY 2013-14. 11 12 Damascus Fire District$82,329 13 14 Southern Triangle Fire Service District$164,905 15 ❑The North Chatham Fire Department will continue to contract with Orange County to 16 provide fire services to the citizens in both the Damascus Fire Protection District and the 17 new Southern Triangle Fire Service District within Orange County. There will be a 18 separate agreement for the Damascus Fire Protection District since a different NC 19 General Statute provides the County authority to contract for Fire Protection. 20 ❑See map of the new Southern Triangle Fire Service District within this section of the 21 document; there are no changes to the Damascus Fire Protection District. 22 ❑The tax rate for both the Damascus Fire Protection District and the new Southern 23 Triangle Fire Service District is recommended at 8.80 cents for FY 2013-14. 24 25 Efland Fire District$473,961 26 ❑The tax rate for this district is recommended to increase from 4.66 cents to 7.00 cents 27 (an increase of 2.34 cents) for FY 2013-14. The increase will be used to provide two (2) 28 paid firefighters in the district during weekdays (this should improve their response times 29 and improve the quality of service), and purchase apparatus to keep the equipment up 30 to date. The increase will be balanced by the savings homeowners in the district will 31 receive by their ISO rating improving from a 7 to a 6. 32 ❑In FY 2012-13, the department put into service a new Rescue Pumper, updated 33 radios as per the new FCC regulations. The department had their ISO inspection in 34 2012 and improved the ISO rating from a 7 to a 6, and hired a third party bookkeeper to 35 handle their financial records. 36 ❑In FY 2013-14, the department has requested to add two (2) firefighters during the 37 day to keep their response time where it should be (with the increases in call volume, 38 the department needs to supplement their volunteers to ensure a proper number of 39 responders are available when needed. The department is also updating their building 40 pre-planning information and moving it to an electronic form accessible from the 41 apparatus, will continue working with Orange County Emergency Services to make the 42 transition to the new OSSI CAD system, continue to maintain 43 vehicles, equipment, and station, continue with annual mandatory training and monthly 44 fire, medical, and rescue training, as well as continue the fire prevention, firefighter 45 assistance, and junior firefighter programs. 46 ❑Their Five-Year plan includes continuing to fund their capital assets account to help 47 make future down payments on replacement apparatus and provide for the replacement 48 of assets such as radios, airpacks, and other equipment, continue to look for a Station 49 #3 site, replace a 1990 tanker truck in the FY2015 timeframe. 50 51 52 Eno Fire District$572,361 53 ❑The tax rate for this district is recommended to increase from 5.99 cents to 7.99 (an 54 increase of 2.0 cents) for FY 2013-14. The increase is due to the requirements of the 55 new Orange County Fire Contract related to the department's responsibility of provided