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A <br />8- <br />TOWN OF CARRBORO <br />Mr. Sam Gattis <br />County Manager <br />Orange County Courthouse <br />106 E. Margaret Lane <br />Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 <br />Dear Sam: <br />NORM CAROJNA <br />June 16, 1981 <br />TOWN MANAGER <br />The Board of Aldermen of the Town of Carrboro has established a figure of <br />$73,284 as the cost of service which is estimated for the South Orange Fire <br />District for fiscal year 1981 -82. The following is a breakdown of the process <br />by which these figures were calculated: 1980 -81 Protected 1981 <br />A. Operating expenditures for fire department <br />activities $143,332 $153,483 <br />B. Number of Calls <br />- — Town of Carrboro <br />159 <br />South Orange Fire District <br />99 <br />258 <br />C. Ratio of costs for South Orange Fire District <br />38.37% <br />99 divided by 258 equals 38.37% <br />D. Cost allocation for South Orange Fire District <br />(1) 1980 -81 costs: $143,332 x 38.37% <br />54,996 <br />(2) 1981 -82 costs: $153,483 x 38.37% <br />(3) Annual debt service on fire station <br />$17,275 x 38% <br />(4) Capital purchases - tanker and one <br />pumper with cost amortized over 5 years <br />when expenditures were actually realized in <br />one year - $88,462 divided by 5 x 38% <br />6,722 <br />(5) $50,000 general fund contribution to fire <br />station amortized over 40 years when the <br />expenditure was actually incurred in <br />one year <br />1,107 <br />Total cost of service for South Orange Fire <br />District $62,825 <br />159 <br />99 <br />258 <br />38.37% <br />58,891 <br />6,564 <br />6,722 <br />1,107 <br />$73,284 <br />