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ICARAI~RI]S COUNIYI NORTH CAROLINA August 7, 1996 MEMORANDUM TO: Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners W. Clifton,/Ir., County Manager~ FROM: Frank RE: Rimer Volunteer Fire Department $3,500 Loan An issue which you may be aware of needs to be resolved in an appropriate manner. During the FY '97 budget process, the Rimer Volunteer Fire Department had requested that the Board of Commissioners increase the Rimer Fire District tax rate from $.045 to $.05. Through an error by County staff, this request was not included in the FY '97 budget presentation; therefore, the Board of Commissioners did not respond to the request. The Rimer Volunteer Fire Department without waiting to see if the Board of Commissioners had approved the request to increase the fire district tax rate did proceed with a lease purchase agreement for the acquisition of a new pumper truck. Two problems are now before the Rimer Volunteer Fire Department and the County. First, it is assumed that the Board of Commissioners would have agreed to increase the Rimer Fire District tax rate and second, the funds from the increase $3,500 would have been available to make the lease payments on the vehicle. Neither of these two issues is reality. To resolve this problem without negatively impacting the Rimer Fire District or the County's relationship with the Rimer Volunteer Fire District and the several other fire districts, the following proposal has been developed. (1) The Board of Commissioners will be asked to approve (and hopefully will agree to) an increase in the tax rate for the Rimer Fire District from $.045 to $.05 effective for the FY '98 budget year. Officially, that action will be incorporated into the FY '98 budget process and no official action is required at this time. Office of the County Manager P. O. Box 707 ,, Concord, NC 28026-0707 o (704) 788-8100 - Charlotte 375-0829