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Emergency Services District. He was seeking the Board's <br />authorization to include the Emergency Services District as a <br />plaintiff in the lawsuit. The County's General Fund would be the <br />source of funding. <br />ON MOTION by Vice Chairman Solari, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner O'Bryan, by a 4-0 vote (Commissioner Flescher <br />absent), the Board authorized the inclusion of the Emergency <br />Services District as a plaintiff in the lawsuit. <br />The Chairman called a break at 10:25 a.m. and reconvened at <br />10:33 a.m., with all members present. <br />10:33 3. Addition: Remediation Efforts in Fire Stations <br />a.m. <br />Emergency Services Director John King recalled the Board's <br />concerns raised at the Impasse Meeting on March 20, 2015, <br />regarding the presence of mold at the Fire Stations. <br />The County's Outside Attorney for defense of the Workers <br />Compensation Claims, Mark Hill with MacWilliam, McCain & <br />Hill, P.A., addressed the Board's concerns regarding the <br />remediation efforts, explaining the Workers Compensation Law, <br />and advising that they were currently waiting on a written <br />notification so the County could proceed with remediation and <br />repairs. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan understood there were legal ramifications, <br />but felt it was ridiculous that it took three months to get to this <br />point. <br />The Board sought and received additional information from <br />Attorney Hill. <br />A discussion ensued on the timeframe for the testing at the fire <br />stations, remediation and repairs of the fire stations, and <br />temporary housing. <br />John O'Connor, President of the International Association of <br />Firefighters Local 2201, said his first priority was relocating the <br />employees in the fire stations with mold, to temporary housing, and <br />wanted to know the Board's plans for removing the employees <br />from those stations. <br />Further discussion ensued by the Board regarding timelines, mold <br />testing, repairs, and temporary housing. County Administrator <br />Joe Baird replied Fire Stations 10 and 11 should be repaired <br />Emergency Services District Page 2 <br />March 24, 2015 <br />