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Bertie County approves MOU to pass fire-truck titles to volunteer departments; commission seeks higher per-department funding
Summary
County approves memorandum ensuring volunteer fire departments receive vehicle titles with no lien and hears a Fire Commission proposal to raise annual department funding from $30,000 to $35,000; county manager also reported $2 million in federal grants for fire equipment and 911 match.
County Attorney Lloyd C. Smith, Jr. presented a Memorandum of Understanding that would ensure fire-truck titles go directly to volunteer departments with no lien and the county would act as a pass-through for funding. Commissioner Saunders moved to approve the MOU and the motion "PASSED with a 5-0 vote," completing the formal approval.
Separately, Kenneth Perry, president of the Bertie County Fire Commission, asked the Board to increase annual funding for each fire department from $30,000 to $35,000 and recommended simplifying the funding structure by moving all fire funding from an EMS budget line into the fire-tax account; staff noted the existing separation was driven by population differences between city and county limits.
County Manager Juan Vaughan reported that Congressman Don Davis secured two grants totaling $2 million for the county$1 million for critical fire station equipment and $1 million for the 911 communications facility grant matchfunds that officials said would support local departments and communications upgrades.
