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1 O R A N G E C O U N T Y BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: AUGUST 17 , 1993 Action Agenda Item # ` SUBJECT: RECONSIDERATION--ASSIGNMENT OF SURPLUS VEHICLES TO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENT: COUNTY MANAGER PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: GS 160A-274 PAM JONES, EXTENSION 2650 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732-8181 Durham - 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 PURPOSE: The Board may wish to reconsider the August 4 decision on a policy which allows surplus County vehicles, upon request to be assigned to volunteer fire departments in Orange County. BACKGROUND: Three volunteer fire departments have requested to purchase surplus vehicles from the County. G.S. 160A- 274 (citation attached) grants permission to a governmental unit to sell property which it may own to another governmental unit upon arrival by the governing body. For the purpose of this statute, a fire district is defined as a governmental unit. The departments indicate that the vehicles would be used for such functions as traveling to fire scenes, use as a command post at the fire scene and general travel for department administrative purposes. It is proposed that vehicles would be titled to the volunteer fire departments and would become totally the responsibility of the fire department, including, but not limited to, all maintenance, fuel and insurance. At such time the vehicle becomes unsuitable for use, the fire department would dispose of the vehicle in a manner which is consistent with laws governing disposal of property bought with public funds. Request for a replacement vehicle would be made in writing by the Department to the County, who would in turn consider the request and assign a vehicle based