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2 <br /> 1 Damascus Fire District and Southern Triangle Fire Service District (Page 192) — <br /> 2 increasing from a tax rate of 10.80 cents to 11.80 cents per $100 valuation. The rate <br /> 3 increase will be used to hire additional part-time staff, and to keep up with the growth <br /> 4 demands of serving these two districts. This tax rate is consistent with the Chatham <br /> 5 County tax rate. <br /> 6 Efland Fire District (Page 192) — increasing from a tax rate of 7.28 cents to 8.28 cents <br /> 7 per $100 valuation. This rate increase will be used to expand current part-time staff and <br /> 8 cover additional operations costs for items such as gas and oil, uniforms and clothing, <br /> 9 and insurance and bonds. <br /> 10 Eno (Page 193) — increasing from a tax rate of 8.98 cents to 9.98 cents per $100 <br /> 11 valuation. This rate increase will be used to add nighttime staff for 24 hour paid staffing <br /> 12 and replacing equipment that is outdated and no longer National Fire Protection <br /> 13 Association (NFPA) approved. <br /> 14 • New Hope (Pages 193-194) — increasing from a tax rate of 10.12 cents to 11.56 cents <br /> 15 for FY 2022-23. The rate increase will be used to support hiring more part-time <br /> 16 employees due to dwindling volunteers in addition to offsetting the rising cost of <br /> 17 equipment and fuel. <br /> 18 • Orange Grove (Page 194) — increasing from a tax rate of 6.27 cents to 7.27 cents for <br /> 19 FY 2022-23. The rate increase will support rising fuel and equipment costs in addition to <br /> 20 capital expenditures for station and equipment upgrades. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Travis Myren gave the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Slide #1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH OLINA <br /> Budget Work Session <br /> County Erre Districts <br /> Pubfrc ,Safety <br /> Human Services <br /> May 19, 2022 <br /> Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> 25 <br /> 26 <br /> 27 <br /> 28 <br />