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not 24 43 Removing the Clearwater area from Cape Fear's property tax base may require the Cape Fear tax rate to be increased by about .06 cent, resulting in a rate of 9.2 cents rather than the current 8.6 rate. This increase is about the same as would be required if other options for obtaining a lower fire protection rating for the Clearwater area were implemented, including establishing a fire station closer to the Clearwater area. Mr. Ricky Taylor, President of the Cape Fear Fire Department discussed the tax increase that Broadway would see if service is transferred to the City of Sanford. All costs of providing the fire service would be recouped by levy of an additional fire protection tax in the proposed Service Districts. After much discussion, Commissioner Oldham moved to approve a Resolution and Order to Establish Two Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Service Districts within the Existing Cape Fear Rural Fire Protection District and Directing Staff to Take Actions for a Final Legal Decision, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Hayes, Oldham, Parks, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Womack Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board, at this time, held a public hearing as advertised, for the Capital Improvement Plan (C/P) for FY 2012 -2016. County Manager John Crumpton outlined the proposed CIP that had been presented to the Board of Commissioners at the March 21, 2011 regular meeting. Chairman Shook opened the public hearing that had been advertised for this date and time. 2016. No one present spoke in favor of or in opposition to the Capital Improvement Plan for FY 2012- Chairman Shook closed the public hearing. The Board considered a proposed amendment to the County Library Ordinance. Library Director Mike Matochik and Deputy Attorney Dale Talbert stated the current Ordinance established in 1980 outlined a nine person Library Board of Trustees. The Library Board of Trustees' By -Laws provide for the Board of Trustees to be made up of seven members, rather than nine as addressed in the Ordinance. The By -Laws also provide for the Board of Trustees to have an "ex officio member from the Board of County Commissioners" (who does not have authority to vote) and an "alternate" member appointed by the Commissioners. The current Library Ordinance requires a nine member Board, does not require a sitting County Commissioner to be appointed as a Trustee and does not provide for the appointment of an "alternate" member. Mr. Talbert stated the question before the Commissioners is whether to resolve the inconsistences by amending the Ordinance to comply with the Board of Trustees' actual practices or to amend the By Laws to require the Board of Trustees to comply with the ordinance and have nine regular voting members. It was further stated the Board of Trustees sometimes struggles with getting seven members and a nine person Board would be impractical. The Board of Trustees recommends that the ordinance be amended to reduce its membership from nine to seven members. After discussion, Commissioner Reives moved to amend the County Library Ordinance to reflect a seven - member board and to amend the Library Board By -Laws to eliminate a Commissioner serving on that board, a copy of the Library Ordinance is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Hayes, Oldham, Parks, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Womack Nay: None