Agenda - 01-23-2018 8-a - Minutes

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10 1 Chief Williams said a local academy would allow the opportunity for local and safe 2 training. She said this could be done during 40 hours a week over 3-4 months. She said there 3 are also non-traditional training options, such as nights and weekends, which would take about 4 a year. She said the lack of a training facility is the largest barrier. She said any firefighter 5 must have live fire training as part of their education, and the lack ofalocal burn room is a 6 barrier. She said sometimes houses are donated to be used for this training, but Carrboro and 7 Chapel Hill are both too densely populated for such an option. She said an additional barrier is 8 the lack of proper equipment. 9 Commissioner Marcoplos asked howwould a training center be funded. 10 Chief Williams saidcertification classes are paid for by the Community College system 11 in North Carolina, thus the cost to the community would be the actual building, and its upkeep 12 and maintenance. She said instruction and equipment would be provided by the local 13 community college. 14 Chair Dorosin asked Chief Williamswhat she would say if someone said they wantedto 15 become a firefighter, 16 Chief William said one can go Monday to Friday,8-5 through the community college, 17 such asDurham Tech or Alamance Community College. She saidattendees need to be 18 associated with a local fire department before the community colleges will take them, and she 19 encourages interested persons to pursue volunteer fire companies. 20 Commissioner Price gavekudos to all Emergency Servicesand Fire Departments’ 21 personnel. 22 Commissioner Price asked if theproperty value could be clarified. 23 Chief Williams said the total property value is $16 billion, but the $15 billion referenced 24 in the PowerPoint, was the subtraction of a $1 million loss in 2017, fromstructure fires, from the 25 $16 million. 26 Commissioner Price said she is the BOCCrepresentative on the Durham TechBoard of 27 Trustees,andif there is anything she or the Board can doto improve the relationship,to let her 28 know. 29 Chair Dorosin clarified that Durham Tech needs to take action, but a training facility is 30 also necessary. 31 Commissioner Price said yes, andDurham Tech iscurrentlylooking at capital 32 campaigns. 33 34 Each of the attendees from the volunteer fire departments, Emergency Services, and Town fire 35 departments were recognized. 36 37 c.Proclamation Recognizing December 6, 2017 as Abolition Day 38 The Board consideredvoting to approvea proclamation recognizing December 6, 2017 39 as Abolition Day inOrange County and authorizingthe Chair to sign. 40 41 BACKGROUND: 42 On the sixth day of December, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution 43 was ratified, officially abolishing slavery in the entire United States. This historic piece of 44 legislation occurred almost three years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the 45 Emancipation Proclamation which freedonly those people held in slavery in the rebelling states. 46 The 13th Amendment marked the beginning of attempts to provide protections and liberties to 47 formerly enslaved persons, primarily the sons and daughters of Africa as well as Indigenous 48 Peoples. 49 50 Commissioner Price introduced the item.