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3 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />White Cross 12.37 12.37 0.00 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 <br />Fire District Recommendations 3 <br />Recommended Fire Tax Rates and Revenue (Chart) 4 <br /> 5 <br />Fire District Recommendations 6 <br />• District Requests – pages 219 & 220 7 <br />o New Hope Fire District 8 <br />– 0.73 cent Increase Requested to 10.67 cents 9 <br />– Rate Increase Generates - $51,867 10 <br />– Restructure and Add Three (3) Paid Staff 11 <br />o Orange Rural Fire District 12 <br />– 0.33 cent increase from 9.15 cents to 9.48 cents 13 <br />– Rate Increase Generates - $49,480 14 <br />– Add Full Time Fire Chief Position & Increasing Workers 15 <br />Compensation 16 <br />– Apply $89,000 from Fund Balance for Fire Suppression 17 <br />Equipment and Chief’s Vehicle 18 <br /> 19 <br />Charles Bowden said these funds will be used to increase and restructure staff. He said 20 <br />it is very difficult to find volunteer firefighters. 21 <br />Jeff Cabe, Orange Rural Fire, said this all looks good. He said his department had a 22 <br />significant increase in workers comprehension, due to the death of a firefighter. He said this 23 <br />should go back down in about 5 years. 24 <br />Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: 25 <br /> 26 <br />CIP Questions- these will be action items the Orange County Board of Commissioners will 27 <br />consider for future budget amendments. 28 <br />• Future Action Items 29 <br />o Tankless/On-demand Hot Water Heater at the Seymour Center p. 38 CIP 30 <br />– Up to 24% More Efficient 31 <br />– New Quote = Same Price as Traditional Gas Fired Units 32 <br />– Amend Major Plumbing Repairs Project to Reflect an On-33 <br />Demand System for the Seymour Center 34 <br />– No Change in Recommended Cost 35 <br />• Future Action Items 36 <br />o Library Roof Replacement p. 44 CIP 37 <br />– Staff Error 38 <br />– Roof is not at End of Life and is Performing According to Design 39 <br />– New Roof Asset Management Program Study to Prioritize Future 40 <br />Projects 41 <br />– Amend Roofing and Building Façade Project to Remove 42 <br />Design Costs of $25,000 from FY2020-21 Project 43 <br />Recommendations and $250,000 from the FY2021-22 Project 44 <br />Recommendations 45 <br />• Future Action Items 46 <br />o Morgue Project p. 53 & 54 CIP 47 <br />– Original Scope Proposed Reuse of 4,200 sq. ft. Existing Building 48 <br />– Fully Operational Morgue Requires Approximately 1,000 sq. ft. 49