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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 2 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 4 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 JOINT MEETING WITH THE <br /> 6 ORANGE COUNTY CHIEF'S ASSOCIATION <br /> 7 October 1, 2015 <br /> 8 7:00 p.m. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 The Orange County Board of Commissioners held a joint meeting on Thursday, October <br /> 11 1, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Earl McKee and Commissioners Mia <br /> 14 Burroughs, Barry Jacobs, Bernadette Pelissier, and Renee Price <br /> 15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Rich and Commissioner Dorosin <br /> 16 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 17 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 18 Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 19 appropriately below) <br /> 20 <br /> 21 VOLUNTEER FIRE CHIEFS PRESENT: <br /> 22 Brad Allison, Fire Chief, Caldwell FD, Matt Sullivan, Interim Fire Chief, Town of Chapel Hill, <br /> 23 Susanna Williams, Town of Carrboro, Jeff Borland, Fire Chief, Cedar Grove FD, Phillip Nasseri, <br /> 24 Fire Chief, White Cross FD, Jeff Cabe, Fire Chief, Orange Rural FD, John Stroud, Fire Chief, <br /> 25 North Chatham FD, Kevin Brooks, Fire Chief, Efland FD, Matthew Mauzy, Chief, South Orange <br /> 26 Rescue Squad (SORS), Mike Tapp, Fire Chief, New Hope FD, Steve McCauley, Fire Chief, <br /> 27 Orange Grove FD, Keith Hayes, Chief, Eno FD, Jim Groves, Orange County Emergency <br /> 28 Services Director <br /> 29 <br /> 30 VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPTS. — CHAIRS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br /> 31 BARRY, Caldwell BOD President, Bill Waddell, Orange Grove, BOD President <br /> 32 Wayne Paschall, Eno BOD President, Matt Heinz, Orange Rural BOD President, Fred Stipe, <br /> 33 SORS BOD President Howard Pratt, New Hope BOD President, Tony Blake, White Cross BOD <br /> 34 President, Shawn Garrard, Eno River BOD <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Chair McKee called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 1. Welcome and Introductions <br /> 39 Chair McKee asked for a moment of silence for the victims of the Oregon tragedy. <br /> 40 Chair McKee said he just signed a Declaration of State of Emergency, which focuses on <br /> 41 flooding and high waters in the local rivers. <br /> 42 Chair McKee said Jim Groves would be leaving Orange County as Emergency Services <br /> 43 Director, and taking a position in Durham. He thanked him for his service, and said he would be <br /> 44 missed. <br /> 45 Chair McKee introduced Chief Brad Allison, of the Fire Chiefs Council, who wanted to <br /> 46 give an overall update to the Board about all of the fire departments' accomplishments and <br /> 47 highlights. He said a strategic plan was established in 2012. He said the departments are right <br /> 48 on track with this plan thus far. He reviewed the following highlights: <br /> 49 <br /> 50 • ISO ratings <br /> 51 • Building fire stations <br />