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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No VIII-C ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 7, 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. During a recent meeting between Chairman Carey, Mayor Johnson, and the County and Town Managers, the town officials indicated their willingness to enter into a contract that would fully reimburse the County for costs incurred in undertaking fire safety inspections within Hillsborough' s jurisdiction. The County would not be involved in establishing or collecting fees for Hillsborough inspections. Should the Board of Commissioners agree to have County staff perform fire inspections for the Town of Hillsborough, the next step would be for County and Town staff and attorneys to draw up a contract that would be brought back to both elected boards for approval. The contract can be designed to be reviewed on a year-to-year basis. 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.