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Attachment 1 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 JOINT MEETING WITH CHIEFS' ASSOCIATION AND WORK SESSION <br /> 5 October 10, 2023 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Joint Meeting with the Chiefs' <br /> 9 Association and Work Session on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted <br /> 10 Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Earl McKee, <br /> 13 and Commissioners Sally Greene, Amy Fowler, Jean Hamilton, Phyllis Portie-Ascott, and <br /> 14 Anna Richards <br /> 15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <br /> 16 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 17 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 18 Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 19 appropriately below) <br /> 20 ORANGE COUNTY CHIEFS' ASSOCIATION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chief Keith Hayes, Chief <br /> 21 Kevin Brooks, Chief Phillip Nasseri, Chief Matthew Mauzy, Chief Brad Allison, Chief Ricky <br /> 22 Baker, Chief Charles Bowden, Chief Jeff Borland, Chief Jeff Cabe, Chief Will Potter, and Fred <br /> 23 Stipe, Board Chair of South Orange Rescue Squad <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present, <br /> 26 except for Vice-Chair McKee and Commissioner Greene who were meeting with residents <br /> 27 regarding broadband access in Northern Orange County. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Charles Bowden, President of the Fire Chiefs Association, introduced Mike Causey, <br /> 30 Commissioner for the NC Department of Insurance. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 1. Recognition of Firefighters for Length of Service <br /> 33 Mike Causey recognized the following individuals for their length of service as firefighters <br /> 34 in Orange County: <br /> 35 <br /> 36 40+ YEARS LENGTH OF SERVICE RECOGNITION <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Andy Gates — Caldwell —46 years of service <br /> 39 James Emory— Caldwell —46 years of service <br /> 40 CT Pope — Cedar Grove —46 years of service <br /> 41 Tim Crabtree — Eno —47 years of service <br /> 42 Keith Hayes — Eno —41 years of service <br /> 43 Ricky Baker— Orange Grove —44 years of service <br /> 44 Tom Griggs — Orange Grove —47 years of service <br /> 45 Richard Sykes — Orange Grove —47 years of service <br /> 46 Wallace Wilson — Orange Rural — 50 years of service <br /> 47 David Ballard — Orange Rural —47 years of service <br /> 48 Mac Cabe — Orange Rural —41 years of service <br /> 49 Mike Tapp — New Hope — 53 years of service <br /> 50 Cliff Carrol — New Hope —40 years of service <br /> 51 William R. Blankenship — New Hope —45 years of service <br />