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Interlocal Agreement With the City of Durham for the Provision of Consolidated Fire, Rescue and First Responder Services in the Southern Part of the County
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Date of BOCC Meeting: June 25, 2018
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The Board is requested to authorize the County Manager to enter into an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with the City of Durham for the provision of consolidated fire, rescue and first responder services. The Board is also requested to approve two (2) separate lease agreements that are contained within the ILA. One is for the lease of Durham County Fire Rescue (DCFR) Station 81 and the other is for DCFR Station 83. These two (2) stations will be used by the consolidated DCFR and Durham Fire Department (DFD) until two (2) new DFD stations are built and occupied.
The ILA consolidates the DCFR and the DFD, an accredited CFAI department in an effort to provide the same or higher level of fire, rescue and first responder services than are currently being provided by DCFR. The consolidated DFD will function under a single operational plan and point of coordination in the delivery of fire, rescue and first responder services to the residents and businesses in the DCFR Fire Service District, as well as the City of Durham. The proposed ILA will achieve the following goals: 1. provide the same or higher level fire service for the District, 2. mitigate future capital costs for the District, and 3. protect and provide career advancement opportunities for DCFR employees. The ILA is drafted to achieve all of the stated goals using tax revenue collected for the Durham County Fire and Rescue Service District. A copy of the "Fire Consolidation White Paper" presented during the Joint City/County Committee meeting in October 2017 has been attached for additional background information.
The ILA transfers 53 DCFR employees, front line and training fire and support apparatus to DFD. The Agreement includes a cost share for the construc...
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