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<br />(1) The fire department ,hall be incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under <br />state law. A copy of th. department's charter and current by-laws shall be on <br />file in the F~ire Mmarsh.ll's oeffice. <br /> <br /> <br />fire chief and at least two officers of the corporation of the fire department. <br />This notice shall specify the period of time within which the deficiencies must <br />be corrected, provided t~at the length-of the period of time shall be <br />reasonable and in any event shall not be less than 15 days. At the end of the <br />specified period, an inspection shall be made by the .F~ire Mmarshal~ to <br />determine if the deficiencies have been corrected. If the deficiencies have not <br />been corrected, the F~ire Mmarshal~ shall notify the cabarrus County Beoard of <br />eeaRE)" Geomrnissioners,aaa ERemeRskly ~a)~eRts may sease uBtilsasa time as <br />taeaepartmeREskall mee$ ERe miBimum 6taBaarae sE ERe reeelHtisB. with a <br />recommendation to contra~t with another department to provide service until <br />deficiencies have been c~rrected. <br />(Ord. of 12-2-85.. S 4; Ord. of 4-3-86, S 4; Ord. of 4-7-86, S 4) <br /> <br />Sec. 34-30. Minimum stan~ards for qualification. <br /> <br />Each fire department 'desiring to qualify for the financial assistance <br />provided for under this article shall meet the following minimum standards: <br /> <br />(2) Elections of at least a portion of the board of directors for the <br />incorporated fire department shall be held at least every year by the voting <br />membership of the corporation. The voting membership must include but is <br />not limited to either residents of the fire tax district which have registered <br />with the Cabarrus Ceounty Beoard of Belections and are eligible to vote in a <br />general election, or all resident property owners of the district. <br /> <br />(3) No absentee or proxy votes will be allowed, nor shall such election be <br />conducted by mail. <br /> <br />(4) Notice of an annual meeting to elect officers shall be given by notice in <br />local newspapers and as ~rescribed in the department's by-laws, or be a fire <br />department lawfully esta~lished by a city, town or sanitary district and <br />operate under the laws a~d provisions gover~ing such departments. <br /> <br />(5) Each fire departmentishall have a fire chief, an assistant chief, other <br />necessary officers and p~rsonnel with a minimum of 19 firefighters .who are <br />eligible firemen, inaccbrdance with G.S. 118-38. A list of all members, their <br />addresses, their telepho~e numbers, and social security numbers must be given <br />to the Cabarrus County Flire Mmarshal~'s Office on or before July 1 of each <br />year and within ten dayslof the addition of new members. <br /> <br />(6) All active members of a fire department in good standing shall have &eme <br />iasRtifieatiea, saaa as a County issued ID card, Baa~e er and a department <br />issued car plate to identify them as a bona fide firefighter. No one other than <br />an active or retired member in good standing .shallbe allowed to have this <br />identification in his po~session. The. department issued car plate will be <br />visible from the front of any vehicle running emergenoy warning devices as <br />defined by NC General St..tutes. . <br /> <br />(7) Each fire department shall maintain a class 9 or better rating with the <br />insurance services office and shall have and maintain equipment as required by <br />the state department of insurance for initial certification. These are <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />F-2- <br /> <br />Fire Prevention Ordinance <br />Revised 08/2002 <br />