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APPROVED 11/6/2014 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> JOINT MEETING WITH THE <br /> ORANGE COUNTY CHIEF'S ASSOCIATION <br /> October 2, 2014 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners held a joint meeting on Thursday, <br /> October 2, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Vice Chair Earl McKee, Mark Dorosin, Alice M. <br /> Gordon, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Chair Jacobs <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley and Assistant County <br /> Managers Clarence Grier, Cheryl Young and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff <br /> members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> VOLUNTEER FIRE CHIEFS PRESENT: <br /> Brad Allison, Fire Chief, Caldwell FD, Dan Jones, Fire Chief, Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Jeff Borland, Fire Chief, Cedar Grove FD, Phillip Nasseri, Fire Chief, White Cross FD <br /> Jeff Cabe, Fire Chief, Orange Rural FD, John Stroud, Fire Chief, North Chatham, FD <br /> Pete Hallenbeck, Deputy Fire Chief, Efland FD, Matthew Mauzy, Chief, South Orange Rescue <br /> Squad (SORS), Mike Tapp, Fire Chief, New Hope FD, Steve McCauley, Fire Chief, Orange <br /> Grove FD, Jim Groves, Orange County Emergency Services Director <br /> Phillip Nasseri, Fire Chief, White Cross FD <br /> VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPTS. — CHAIRS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br /> Buddy Hartley, Caldwell BOD President, Bill Waddell, Orange Grove, BOD President <br /> Wayne Paschall, Eno BOD President, Shawn Garrard, Eno BOD Vice-President <br /> Matt Heinz, Orange Rural BOD President, Fred Stipe, SORS BOD President <br /> Howard Pratt, New Hope BOD President, Tony Blake, White Cross BOD President, <br /> FIRE CHIEFS/BOD CHAIRS ABSENT: Ronnie McAdams, Efland BOD President, <br /> Travis Crabtree, Fire Chief, Town of Carrboro, Matt Heinz, Orange Rural BOD, <br /> Chad Woods Cedar Grove BOD, Brian Vaughn North Chatham BOD President <br /> Welcome and Introductions — BOCC Vice Chair Earl McKee <br /> Commissioner McKee called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. He welcomed everyone <br /> and said that Chair Jacobs sends his regrets that he is unable to attend tonight. <br /> Introductions were made. <br /> Steve McCauley thanked the Board of County Commissioners for this meeting. He said <br /> the departments are working on trying to get a few parcels into the 6 mile radius. <br /> 1. Status Updates <br /> � Emerqency Medical Services/9-1-1 Update <br /> Jim Groves said an assessment was done years ago and adopted by the Board. He <br /> said the study came out with 19 recommendations to improve services. He said he is proud of <br />