Agenda - 04-20-1993 - VIII-C - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No V L[L-e. ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 20, 1993 SUBJECT: Contracting for Town of Hillsborough Fire Inspections DEPARTMENT Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT Hillsborough Resolution Nick Waters, ext 3030 TELEPHONE NUMBER Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 PURPOSE: To consider a request from the Town of Hillsborough for the County to perform State-mandated fire inspections within the Town' s jurisdiction. BACKGROUND: The Hillsborough Board of Commissioners has adopted a resolution requesting that County staff perform the periodic fire inspections required within the Town' s corporate limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction. These inspections are required of local governments under Section 107 of the North Carolina State Fire Prevention Code. In October 1992, staff presented a report on implementation of and options for financing the fire inspection program. A preliminary estimate of staff time required for primary and re-inspections of facilities in Hillsborugh' s jurisdiction during the first year of the program was between 1700-1800 hours. During the first part of 1993, the County Fire Marshal has begun inspections of a cross-section of facilities in the County' s jurisdiction to get a better feel for the effort involved in each kind of inspection. Full implementation of the inspection program will be discussed in the context of the 1993-94 budget for the Emergency Management Services Department. Should the Board of Commissioners agree to have County staff perform fire 'inspections for the Town of Hillsborough, it is recommended that this be arranged under a contract that requires the Town to reimburse the County for the full cost of the inspection program undertaken on behalf of the Town. The County would not be involved in establishing or collecting fees for Hillsborough inspections. The decision about how to fund the contract with the County would be left to the discretion of the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners. If the Board agrees in concept to undertaking fire inspections for the Town, County staff and the County Attorney would work with Town staff and the Town Attorney to prepare a contract for Board approval to take effect with the new fiscal year. RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board approve the request from the Town of Hillsborough, with the details to be resolved in a contract to be considered by the Board at a future meeting.