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3 <br /> Association of Counties (NACo) has a description of what the funds may be used for on its <br /> website. She said ARPA funds can be applied to small business grants. <br /> Chair Price said June is Pride Month, and she would like to honor that at the June 15t" <br /> business meeting. <br /> Commissioner Bedford said the Board was also going to discuss the possibility of <br /> extending the deadlines for revaluation appeals. <br /> Chair Price said she hopes the Board can discuss that at June 15,,and possibly extend <br /> until September or December. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said the deadline extension is scheduled for June 15t". She said <br /> there will be a presentation on ARPA funds at the June 3 work session, with a few approaches <br /> for how to go forward with that funding. <br /> 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> a. Proclamation Designating June 11, 2021 as South Orange Rescue Squad (SORS) <br /> Da <br /> The Board considered approving a proclamation recognizing South Orange Rescue <br /> Squad's 50th Anniversary and designating June 11, 2021 as South Orange Rescue Squad Day <br /> in Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> In 1968, the Orange County Rescue Squad in Hillsborough was formed and emergency <br /> medical services and ambulance transport began in Hillsborough. Early in 1971, members of <br /> the business community in Carrboro and Chapel Hill and volunteers from the Carrboro Fire <br /> Department met to address the issue of supplying emergency medical services and ambulance <br /> transport for the rest of the County. As a result of that meeting, and with a gift of an ambulance <br /> from Orange County Rescue Squad, the South Orange Rescue Squad was formed on June 11, <br /> 1971. Funds were donated, a building was built on land donated by Mr. Edward Yaggy, and the <br /> organization began and continues to provide emergency medical services to the Orange <br /> County community. In 1991, the Squad began to provide rescue services, and in 1992 began <br /> providing technical rescue services to the residents of Orange County and surrounding areas. <br /> Since its founding, the South Orange Rescue Squad has provided countless hours of training <br /> for thousands of volunteers and residents and has engaged in countless hours of specialized <br /> training and continuing education to enhance life-saving skills. <br /> On June 11, 2021, the South Orange Rescue Squad will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. A <br /> proclamation recognizing the Squad on its 50th anniversary, as well as designating June 11, <br /> 2021 as South Orange Rescue Squad Day in Orange County, is attached for Board <br /> consideration. <br /> Kirby Saunders, Emergency Services Director, thanked Fred Stipe, SORS Board of <br /> Directors Chair, for the support SORS has given over the last 50 years. He said South Orange <br /> Rescue Squad shows its commitment everyday through training, EMS services, and <br /> augmenting emergency services everyday. He said SORS provides technical rescue services, <br /> and is currently helping search for a missing hiker in Carteret County. He said SORS includes <br /> some of the most professional and dedicated individuals he has ever worked with. He thanked <br /> the squad for all of the support they provide, and congratulated the rescue squad on its 501" <br /> anniversary. <br />