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Vote on a request to approve the fire contract between the County and North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote on a request to approve the contract for services between the North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department and Chatham County.
Introduction & Background:
The North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department is an incorporated nonprofit volunteer fire department that provides fire protection services, rescue services, and emergency medical responder services to the area identified as the North Chatham Fire District and the Bells Annex Fire District. In accordance with N.C.G.S. 69-25.5 (Attachment “A”) The County presently provides fire protection for the district by contracting with a city or town, with any incorporated nonprofit volunteer or community fire department. The proposed new contract (Attachment “B”) 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 North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department as with the other ten (10) fire departments that provide fire protection services to all areas within Chatham County currently do so under individual contracts. Contracts with 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 North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department and Chatham County.