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 and replacing equipment that is outdated and no longer National Fire Protection 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