Agenda - 10-06-2016 - Joint BOCC-Chiefs Meeting Discussion Items

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ORANGE COUNTY CHIEFS' ASSOCIATION JOINT MEETING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 6, 2016 SUBJECT: Joint BOCC/Chiefs Meeting Discussion Items DEPARTMENT: Emergency Services ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Dinah Jeffries, 919-245-6123 PURPOSE: To provide an opportunity for the Board of Commissioners and the Chiefs' Association to receive information on several topics of interest and to review and discuss those topics. BACKGROUND: The BOCC has met with the Fire and Rescue Chiefs in previous years to discuss ongoing emergency service operations, budgets, initiatives, etc. This meeting provides the opportunity for those conversations to continue between the BOCC and the Chiefs. The items for update and discussion include the following: 1. Fire Departments' Accomplishments During 2015 White Cross Fire Chief Phillip Nasseri will provide initial comments for this item at the meeting, followed by additional information and comments by others as necessary. 2. Radio Infrastructure Including Paging White Cross Fire Chief Phillip Nasseri will provide initial comments for this item at the meeting, followed by additional information and comments by others as necessary. The Countywide Radio Communications Interoperability and Systems Engineering Services Committee was established in January 2016. A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued on January 29, 2016 for a vendor neutral consultant who could determine the most efficient and effective method for designing a countywide radio system. A total of seven (7) Fire/Rescue representatives — four (4) from the Chief's Association and three (3) from Municipal Departments — make up this committee along with a representative from every Law Enforcement Department and four (4) representatives from Orange County Government.