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I There was a brief discussion of ISO ratings. 2 Commissioner McKee asked if the Neville Road Fire Station addresses all of the homes. 3 Tony Blake said yes, other than 32 in the western tip, which will be serviced by Orange 4 Grove. 5 Commissioner Gordon asked how they allocate paid staff versus volunteers. 6 Phillip Nassari said paid staff typically works the Monday through Friday schedule. He 7 said part time employees are used to fill full time positions. He said these employees also work 8 elsewhere. He said this has been successful in lessening the burden of fringe benefits. He 9 said if these two full time spots are approved, there are 5 or 6 part time people who will fill the 10 hours. 11 Commissioner Pelissier noted that there is a 5 year plan to add more staff, and she 12 asked if that means there will be a tax increase request for additional staff. 13 Phillip Nassari said he does not foresee them adding additional staff in the next 5 years 14 unless there is a huge influx of calls. 15 Commissioner Pelissier said in the future she would like to see all of the ISO ratings 16 included in the narrative or chart. 17 Paul Laughton said this was provided in the May 29th work session materials. 18 Michael Talbert said this can be included in the budget book next year. 19 Commissioner Dorosin asked if homeowners get a reduction in their homeowners 20 insurance if their rating goes down. . 21 Michael Talbert said yes, but it takes a while. He said the new station has to be in 22 service, certified by the state fire Marshall's office, and then the area and the station have to be 23 re- rated. 24 Phillip Nassari said they have done district wide mailings with these notifications. 25 Chair Jacobs asked if things are good with the payment in lieu with the UNC Animal 26 Research Station. 27 Phillip Nassari said they are being compensated the same. 28 Chair Jacobs asked for the gap amount between what the research station would pay if 29 they were a normal entity. 30 Phillip Nassari said they are paying about one -tenth or one - eighth of what would be paid 31 if they were a commercial property. 32 Chair Jacobs said he notices that in 5 years their budget is almost doubled. 33 Phillip Nassari said fleet size and staffing have been increased, and equipment has 34 been modernized. He said a lot of this has been funded through grants, which has reduced the 35 burden. He said this was all done to modernize techniques and standards. 36 Commissioner Rich asked if all of the districts are applying for the same grants. 37 Phillip Nassari said yes. 38 Tony Blake said there is a provision that would allow multiple departments to apply for 39 the same grant. 40 Chair Jacobs said the subject of grants may be a good topic of conversation for their 41 joint fire department meeting in the fall. 42 43 3. Outside Aaencies: Recommended Allocations FY2014 -15. Pa. 369 44 Clarence Grier said the County received 52 applications, with requests totaling 45 $1,497,252 this year, which was an increase of $438,152. He said 41 agencies were funded, 46 totaling $1,074,100, a net increase of $15,000 above the current year's appropriation. 47 Tonya Walton said this is a joint application process with the towns of Chapel Hill and 48 Carrboro. She said the applications are available for two and half months and are due in 49 January. She said there are several advisory boards that review these applications for about 6 50 or 7 weeks. She said these advisory boards are listed in Attachment A of the agenda abstract.