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1 MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOOK ,. ~ ~SLE~ 2~5 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS March 17, 1970 The Board of Commissioners of Cranga County met in adJourned aesaion at 8 P.M, on Tuesday, March 17, 1970, in the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse in Rillabarough, North Carolina. Members Present: Chairman Carl M. Smith, and Commisaionera Harvey D. Bennett, Wi113am C. Ray, Henry S. Walker and Ira A. Ward. Members Absent: None Dan Brumback, Vice President of Durham Ambulance Service, Reece Horton, Manager of Durham Ambulance Servia®, Robert Oakes, Alderman for the Tawn of Carrboro and Robert Peck, Manager for the Town of Chapel Hill were present. This meeting was scheduled Por the purpose of reviewing, with the Durham Ambulance Service, the proposed contract for ambulance service to Orange County. Mr. Brumback stated that his organization had made five hundred and five (505) calla during the past twelve month°period and that this total represented approximately one hundred and fifty (150) calls leas than established by the national call rate. He stated that he felt one of the problems, which had existed in the Chapel Hill area, was due to the lack of proper telephone facilities between the area served and hie organization, and that his organization had acquired a direct telephone service between Chapel Hill and the Durham dispatcher. Mr, Brumback stated that another problem was the lack of knowledge of the Chapel Hill area and that his organization was making an attempt to familiarize its personnel with streets and -roads in the Chapel Hill area and that they were further working with the Chapel Hill Fire Department on a program which would involve alasaea for the ambulance attendants and drivers. Further discussion ensued relative to the ambulance contract. No action was taken on this matter. The County Administrator advised the Board that the employees' of the Hyaoneeahea Regional Library were requesting to be included in the death benefit ~~ provision of the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System and he presented ; the following Resolution: WHEREAS, the 1969 General Assembly amended the North Carolina Local Governmental .Dnployeea' Retirement System laws so as to permit agreements for providing death benefits for employee members pursuant to G.S, 128_27(1); and WHEREAS, the governing body of this Unit realizes the desirability of providing its employees with the aeourity and protection provided by a plan for death benefits; and WHEREAS, Article 3 of Chapter 128 of the General Statutes of North Carolina provides that any employer governmental unit desiring to provide death benefits for its employee members must execute an agreement therefor with the Director of the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System: NOW, THEREFORE, BF IT RESOLVED BX THE Orange County Board of Commissioners in adjourned session, 1, That the Orange County Board oP Commissioners hereby elects to secure death benefits for its employees in the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System. 2. That the Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby agrees to comply with all provisions of the North Carolina Local Governmental ~ Employees' Retirement System as defined in Article 3, Chapter 128 of the i General Statutes of North Carolina, as amended, and to make such increased employer's sontributiona as the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System may determine to be necessary in order to provide employee death benefits. 3. That the Chairmen, Board of Commissioners is hereby ordered and directed to e:teaute an agreement with the Director of the North Carolina Local Governmental ~loyees' Retirement System to implement the employee death benefits of G. $. 128 -27(1).