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<br />APPROVED 10/15/2019 <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />JOINT MEETING WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE CHIEF’S COUNCIL <br />October 3, 2019 <br />7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners held a joint meeting with the Orange County Fire <br />Chiefs’ Council on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Building in <br />Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Penny Rich and Commissioners Jamezetta <br />Bedford, Mark Dorosin, Mark Marcoplos, and Renee Price <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Sally Greene, Earl McKee <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br />Travis Myren, and Deputy Clerk Sherri Ingersoll (All other staff members will be identified <br />appropriately below.) <br />FIRE CHIEFS PRESENT: <br />Caldwell - Brad Allison, Fire Chief; Buddy Hartley, President, Board of Directors <br />Cedar Grove - Jeff Borland, Fire Chief <br />Efland - Pete Hallenbeck, Efland Deputy Fire Chief <br />Eno – Ralph McDonald, Assistant Chief; Wayne Paschall, Board of Directors <br />New Hope - Charles Bowden, Fire Chief; Cliff Carroll, President, Board of Directors <br />North Chatham - John Strowd, Fire Chief; Chuck Quinlan, President, Board of Directors <br />Orange Grove - Steve McCauley, Fire Chief; Bill Waddell, President, Board of Directors <br />Orange Rural - Jeff Cabe, Fire Chief <br />SORS - Matthew Mauzy, Chief, South Orange Rescue Squad (SORS) <br />Town of Carrboro – Brad Harvey, Interim Chief, Town of Carrboro <br />Town of Chapel Hill - Matt Sullivan, Fire Chief, Town of Chapel Hill <br />White Cross – Tony Blake, President, Board of Directors <br />Jason Shepherd, Orange County Fire Marshal <br />Dinah Jeffries, Orange County Emergency Services Director <br /> <br />Chair Rich called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Welcome and Introductions <br />Chair Rich said she and Chief Sullivan met a few weeks ago, and had a good meeting <br />about agenda items. <br />The group introduced themselves. <br /> <br />Agenda: <br />The Orange County Fire Chiefs made brief remarks that included information regarding the <br />following topics: <br />• Overview of the Fire Service in Orange County <br />• Examples of Mutual Aid Between Departments <br />• Training Facility on Millhouse Road <br />o Durham Tech Assistance <br />• Radio System