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1 <br /> APPROVED 9/5/2017 <br /> MINUTES <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> June 8, 2017 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a work session on Thursday, June 8, <br /> 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Dorosin and Commissioners Mia Burroughs, <br /> Mark Dorosin, Barry Jacobs, Earl McKee, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Marcoplos <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> Chair Dorosin called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. <br /> 1. FY 2017-18 Fire District Tax Rates, Pg. 355 <br /> Travis Myren made the following PowerPoint presentation, and facilitated discussion <br /> between the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) and the Fire Districts: <br /> Budget Work Session #2 <br /> County Fire Districts <br /> Public Safety <br /> General Government <br /> Support Services <br /> June 8, 2017 <br /> Southern Human Services Center <br /> Fire District Recommendations (chart) <br /> Fire District Recommendations <br /> • Revenue neutral rates used as a point of comparison <br /> • District requests <br /> o Cedar Grove - <br /> — One cent increase for replacement fire engine at Station #2 <br /> o Damascus & Southern Triangle <br /> — Contract with North Chatham Fire Department for fire protection <br /> — Agreement provides for consistent tax rate between the two <br /> counties <br /> — Increases of 0.09 cents in Damascus and 0.34 cents in Southern <br /> Triangle to 10.30 cents in both Districts <br /> o Eno <br /> — One cent increase for tanker replacement and Station #1 <br /> renovation which included a garage building <br /> o Little River <br />