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CURRENT ORDINANCE FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION § 34-30 ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Secs. 34-1~34-25. Reserved. ARTICLE H. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FIRE DEPARTMENTS Sec. 34-26. Offered to qualified departments. The county will offer financial assistance for the maintenance and operation of any volunteer fire department of a fire district qualifying for financial assistance under the terms of ihis arti- cle in an amount determined by the county man- ager, consistent with the policies of the board of commissioners, not to exceed $3,000.00 per year, and by revenue collected from the fire district tax, provided a tax district has been established in accordance with G.S. 69-25.1 et seq. for the area served. (Ord. of 12-2-85, § 1; Ord. of 4-3-86, § 1; Ord. of 4-7-86, § 1; Ord. of 6-17-96) Sec. 34.27. Participating departments to file budgets with fire marshal. A fire department desiring financial assistance under this article shall file a budget with the fire marshal of the county byApril 1 each year for the following fiscal year. (Ord. of 12-2-85, § 2; Ord. of 4-3-86, § 2; Ord. of 4-7-86, § 2) Sec. 34-28. Inspections of participating fire departments by fire marshal. The county fire marshal shall make regular inspections of each fire department receiving pay- ments under this article. At least one inspection shall be made annually, but the fire marshal may make other such inspections as deemed neces- sary. During the course of such inspections, the fire marshal shall determine whether the depart- ment is continuing to meet the minimum stan- dards as specified in this article, and the findings reported to the board of commissioners. (Ord. of 12-2-85, § 3; Ord. of 4-3-86, § 3; Ord. of 4-7-86, § 3) Supp. No. 1 CD34:3 Sec. 34-29. Notice of deficiency; time period for corrections. If during any inspection the fire marshal deter- mines that the fire department is not meeting the minimum standards as set forth in this article, a notice of deficiency must be given in writing by the fire marshal to the fire chief and at least two officers of the corporation of the fire department. This notice shall specify the period of time within which the deficiencies must be corrected, pro- vided that the length of the period of time shall be reasonable and in any event shall not be less than 15 days. At the end of the specified pe.riod, an inspection shall be made by the fire marshal to determine if the deficiencies have been corrected. If the deficiencies have not been corrected, the fire marshal shall notify the board of county commis- sioners, and the monthly payments may cease until such time as the department shall meet the minimum standards of the resolution. (Ord. of 12-2-85, § 4; Ord. of 4-3-86, § 4; Ord. of 4-7-86, § 4) Sec. 34-30. Minimum standards for qualifi- cation. Each fire department desiring to qualify for the financial assistance provided for under this arti- cle shall meet the following minimum standards: (1) The fire department shall be incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under state law. A copy of the department's charter and current bylaws shall be on file in the fire marshal's office. (2) Elections of at least a portion of the board of directors for the incorporated fire depart- ment shall be held at least every year by the voting membership of the corporation. The voting membership must include but is not limited to either residents of the fire tax district which have registered with the county board of elections and are eligible to vote in a general election, or all resident property owners of the district. (3) No absentee or proxy votes will be allowed, nor shall such election be conducted by mail. ~