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Vote on a request to approve the fire contracts between the County and the Northview Fire Department and the Staley Volunteer Fire Department
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote on a request to approve the contract for services between the Northview Fire Department, Staley Volunteer Fire Department, and Chatham County.
Introduction & Background:
The Northview Fire Department and Staley Volunteer Fire Department are incorporated nonprofit volunteer fire departments that provide fire protection services, rescue services, and emergency medical responder services to the areas identified as the West Sanford Fire District and the Staley Fire District. In accordance with N.C.G.S. 69-25.5 (Attachment “A”) The County presently provides fire protection for the districts by contracting with a city or town, with any incorporated nonprofit volunteer or community fire department. The proposed new contracts (Attachments “B”, “C”) addresses the change in the percentage of current and delinquent funds collected by the County and remitted to the fire department, the grandfathering of “first responders”, the fire department dissolving or ceasing to provide fire protection services within the district, fire department reporting requirements (submittals) contained within Appendix 1, and Excepted Property contained within Appendix 2.
Discussion & Analysis:
The Northview Fire Department and the Staley Volunteer Fire Department as with the other nine (9) fire departments that provide fire protection services to all areas within Chatham County currently do so under individual contracts. Contracts with two (2) other fire departments will be presented in a future Board of Commissioners meeting
How does this relate to the Comprehensive Plan:
N/A
Budgetary Impact:
None
Recommendation:
Motion to approve the contract for services between the Northview Fire Department, Staley Volunteer Fire Department and Chatham County.