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2 <br /> <br />o Pay off Elliptical Tanker <br />o Install Generator and Paving at Station #1 <br />o Equipment Replacement <br /> <br />• Little River Fire District <br />o One cent increase from 4.92 cents to 5.92 cents <br />o Purchase Land and Construct New Station #2 <br />o Station #2 Provides More Residents with Six (6) Mile Proximity to Fire Station <br />to Qualify for Lower Insurance Premiums <br />o New Fire Engine for Station #1; 1994 Engine Move to New Station #2 <br /> <br />County Fire District and Station Map <br /> <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if the Eno Fire District’s rate increase is related to lowering <br />the Insurance Service Officer (ISO) rating. <br />Chief Hayes said no. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if they are still at a 7. <br />Chief Hayes said yes. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is a strategy in place to lower the rating. <br />Chief Hayes said they are trying to replace some equipment and increase the staff, and <br />hopefully within two years operations will improve. <br /> <br />Commissioner McKee arrived at 7:07 p.m. <br /> <br />Chair Dorosin said the rates do not tell the whole story, and he appreciated the slide <br />about how much each one generates. He said it would be useful to have this information in <br />table format going forward, as well as a dollar amount that equates to the rate increases, and <br />how the monies are spent. <br />Commissioner Rich asked if the community is being informed about this tax increase. <br />Travis Myren said each community has its own networks for communication, but the <br />increase is largely communicated through the budget process. <br />Commissioner Jacobs referred to the chart on page 328, and said the Board of County <br />Commissioners (BOCC) asked for this chart a few years ago. He said the ISO ratings have <br />come down in the past few years, thanks to the efforts of the Chiefs and their boards. He said <br />he appreciated the follow through on providing this information. <br />Chief Phillip Nasseri said all of their boards are from their own communities, and tax <br />increases are well published within their communities. He said every year the chiefs have <br />lowered the ISO ratings, and the State has ramped up the frequency of its inspections. He said <br />ISO ratings will continue to improve every 2-5 years, with a plateau of class 5 for a residential <br />rating. He said commercial and industrial ratings can be lower. He said any money spent is to <br />improve public safety, and improve the ISO ratings. <br />Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> <br />Public Safety <br /> <br />• Courts – page 121 <br />o County Funds Space and Associated Equipment for Court Functions <br />o Reduction of $9,000 to Remove Jury Master List which is Funded Every <br />Other Year <br />• Criminal Justice Resource Department – page 122 <br />o Total expenditure budget - $605,329