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5 <br /> Attachment 2 <br /> OFFICE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF <br /> rf <br /> Sheriff C.S. Blackwood <br /> 106 East Margaret Lane <br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br /> Hillsborough Chapel Hill <br /> (919)644 3050 (919)942 6300 Fax(919)732-6403 <br /> Date: November 5, 2015 <br /> To: Bonnie Hammersley, Orange County Manager <br /> From: Sheriff C.S. Blackwood <br /> We intend to use a small portion of the approved vehicle funds to purchase (1) one <br /> motorcycle at an anticipated cost of $22,000.00 and (1) one more at the same <br /> anticipated cost, with drug forfeiture funds. We plan to use existing equipment funds <br /> to up-fit the motor units with the required; emergency lighting, radios, speed <br /> measuring devices and graphics at an anticipated cost of $7,500.00 per unit, for a total <br /> of $15,000.00. We are working with the Governors Highway Safety Program (GHSP) to <br /> procure as much of the emergency equipment as is possible with the points we have <br /> accumulated by way of traffic enforcement efforts. While many agencies use their <br /> motor units strictly for traffic enforcement, we plan to be a bit more diversified with <br /> ours. We will certainly use them for traffic enforcement but they also be used for a <br /> wide variety of other functions including but not limited to; a highly visible presence <br /> while patrolling rural neighborhoods, traffic control for special events, speed <br /> enforcement in problem areas, collaboratively with neighboring agencies enforcement <br /> efforts, funeral and dignitary escorts, special events at area schools, county functions <br /> where traditional patrol vehicles are less effective and to promote road safety and <br /> education programs for high school students. We hope to see the Motor Unit grow to <br /> (4) four members over the next (5) five years. <br />