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