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IV. Food for Fines. <br />The Cabarrus County Board of County Commissioners approved the annual "Food for Fines" <br />program on November 21, 2005. The program takes place the two weeks following <br />Thanksgiving each year. Library patrons may donate one non - perishable (unexpired) food item <br />in exchange for the library waiving $2 in overdue fines. There is no limit to the amount of <br />overdue fines that can be waived. Items may not be donated for future credit. Only overdue <br />fines may be waived in this program. Food items are given to local charitable organizations to <br />be distributed to those in need. <br />V. Credit Balance. <br />A credit balance is not permitted on an account. <br />VI. Charges. <br />Adding charges for print outs, book sale or other transactions are not permitted. <br />VII. Refunds. <br />Refunds are issued only for found "lost" materials that have been paid for and must be issued <br />according to guidelines in the Circulation Policy. <br />VIII. Adults with Expired Juvenile Card. <br />If an adult patron applies for a library card and had an expired account in the system that was last <br />used when they were under 18, all fines on their account will be waived and all overdue materials <br />will be marked lost with no fines charged to the patrons account. This may be done automatically <br />without mentioning the fines or overdue items to the patron. <br />IX. Inactive Accounts. <br />When a library account is inactive for years or more, it is purged from the system. If there <br />are fines and /or fees on the account in an amount less than those fines and /or fees shall <br />be deleted along with the account. If there are fines and /or fees on the account in an amount <br />over the account will remain in the system as inactive and the fines and /or fees will not <br />be deleted. <br />X. Annual Report. <br />A report of all waived fines and fees will be presented annually to the Board of County <br />Commissioners. This report will detail amount of fines waived due to: <br />• "Foods for Fines" program <br />• Library Errors <br />• Automated Charge Errors <br />• Library manager discretion <br />• Adults with Expired Juvenile Cards <br />• Inactive accounts <br />Approved by the Cabarrus County Public Library Board of Trustees 511612013; <br />Approved by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners 711512013; <br />Effective 81112013 <br />Attachment number 2 <br />F -8 Page 98 <br />