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HARRISBURG FIRE ADVISORY BOARD <br />The Harrisburg Fire Advisory Board advises the Town Council, Town <br />Administrator and the Fire Chief on matters of policy, administration and <br />operations. The board tracks the progress of the Harrisburg Fire Department's <br />key objectives as outlined in the annual report, reviews the Department's By- <br />Laws on an annual basis, and recommends changes to the Town Council for <br />final approval. <br />INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL FINANCING AUTHORITY <br />This authority provides for the issuance of revenue bonds to aid in financing (1) <br />industrial and manufacturing facilities which provide job opportunities or better <br />ways to help alleviate unemployment and raise below- average manufacturing <br />wages and (2) pollution control facilities for industries. The 7- member authority <br />meets as needed. Appointments are for terms of six years. <br />JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL <br />The council plans for the needs of adjudicated and at -risk youth and assesses <br />the need for delinquency treatment and prevention services in Cabarrus County. <br />The 25- member council is made up of a variety of judicial and public agency <br />representatives as well as seven at -large members. Appointments are for terms <br />of two years. <br />NURSING HOME COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />This committee seeks to maintain the intent of the Nursing Home Residents Bill <br />of Rights for those persons residing in nursing homes, works to ensure <br />appropriate conditions within the nursing homes and promotes community <br />involvement with those homes. Members cannot be employed by a nursing <br />home nor have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, in a nursing home. <br />Also, no immediate family of a nursing home resident in Cabarrus County can <br />serve on the committee. Initial appointments are made for terms of one year with <br />successive appointments of three years. <br />PIEDMONT AREA MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION, AND SUBSTANCE <br />ABUSE AUTHORITY <br />This authority plans, budgets, implements and monitors the provision of services <br />in this program area. Membership consists of four members from each of the <br />counties of Cabarrus, Union, Stanly and Rowan. The Cabarrus County <br />Commissioners appoint one of its members to serve on the Authority. That <br />Commissioner then makes recommendations concerning the appointment of the <br />other three representatives from Cabarrus County to the Authority for terms of <br />four years. Appointees should meet one of the following criteria: a family <br />member of an individual with developmental disabilities; a family member of an <br />individual in recovery from addiction; an individual from a citizens organization <br />composed primarily of consumers or their family members; or a physician who is <br />certified as having completed a residency in psychiatry. <br />Attachment number 1 <br />1 -3 Page 393 <br />