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<br />new corporation, Technical Rescue Services, Incorporated, which conducts business as South <br />Orange Rescue Squad. Through the mediation process, the assets of Orange EMS & Rescue <br />Squad have been divided between the surviving corporation and the new corporation, and some <br />volunteers from the surviving corporation have transferred their membership into the new <br />corporation. The result of this process is effectively a return to the pre-merger status of the two <br />separate rescue squads, both of which are valuable partners with Orange County in the <br />provision of Emergency Medical and Rescue services. <br />County staff has been working to draft new franchise documents for these agencies, Staff <br />proposes that the Board schedule the statutorily required public hearing far bath franchise <br />agreements for the regular meeting on November 16, 2004 at the Southern Human Services <br />Center. As noted above, State statutes also provide that notice of public hearing be published <br />once a week for two successive weeks before the hearing, Staff will arrange for publication of <br />this notice during the weeks ending November 5 and November 12, <br />Orange EMS & Rescue Squad, Incorporated, in Hillsborough, will continue to provide volunteer <br />EMS primarily for special events throughout the county and will continue to provide vehicle and <br />heavy extrication. Technical Rescue Services (dba South Orange Rescue Squad) will begin <br />providing volunteer EMS primarily for special events in Chapel Hill and at the University of North <br />Carolina, and will continue to provide technical rescue including swift water, confined space, <br />and high and low angle rescue services. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with scheduling the public <br />hearing or subsequently, with the awarding of these franchises, Funding to provide monthly <br />stipends to bath squads has already been appropriated in the FY 2004-05 budget for the <br />Emergency Management Department, in keeping with the County's agreement for FY 2004-05 <br />with Orange EMS & Rescue Services, Both squads have agreed in writing to share the monthly <br />stipend from the County on a 50-50 basis for the remainder of the current fiscal year. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board schedule the public <br />hearing for bath franchise agreements for the regular BOCC meeting on November 16, 2004 at <br />the Southern Human Services Center, <br />