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Whereas C.S. 153A=233 authorizes a county to maintain a fire department and provide assistance to incorporated volunteer fire departments, and G.S. 153A-234 autborizes a county to employ a fire marshal; whereas the Board of Connty Con~issioners of Cabarrus County has determined that it is in the best interest and necessary for the protection of the citizens of Cabarrus Coonty and their property (a) to encourage and financially aid in the equipment, maintenance, and government of fire departments in the county in order that these departments can more adequately and efficiently protect life, public buildings, homes and other property in Cabarrus County, (b) to establish a fire protection organization to work with and supplement the Cabarrus County Emer- gency Management organization, (c) to employ a fire marshal to coordinate fire fighting and fire prevention activities under the County!s supervision and control. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Cabarrus County, North Carolina: SECTION 1. Cabarrss County will offer financial assistance for the main- tenance and operation of any fire department of a fire district or municipality, qualifying for financial assistance under the terms of this resolution, in the amount of $250.00 monthly, payable on or before the tenth day of each month, and by revenue collected from the fire district tax, provided s tax district has been established mn accordance with G.S. 69-25 for the area served. SECTION 2. A fire department desiring financial assistance under this resointion shall file a budget request with the Board of County Commissioners of Cabarrus County by the first day of May each year for the following fiscal year. SECTION 3. The county fire marshal shall make regular inspections of each fire department receiving payments under this resolution. At least one inspection shall be made annually but the fire marshal may make other such inspections as deemed necessary. During the course of snch inspections the fire marshal shall deter- mine whether the department is continuing to meet the minimum standards as herein specified, and the findings reported to the Board of Commissioners. SECTION 4. If during any inspection the fire marshal determines that the fire department is not meeting the minimum standards as set forth in this resolution, a notice of deficiency must be given in writing by the fire marsha~ ~_~_~o the_fire~.chief and at leap~_.two nembers o~_~be..~rporation of the fire d~pa~m~nt.~ Th~s notic~ ~that ~p-~-~'~ift~n dJ~'~ii'~i~d'~t~- c~irre~the d~ie~ ~ ~the end ~h~-~-~f~een day ~r~o~7 a~ {~{~s~ti~n shall be made by the fire marshal to determine if the deficiencies have been corrected. If the deficiencies have not been c~rrected, the fire marshal shall notify the Board of County Commissioners and the monthly payments shall cease until such time as the department shall meet the minimum standards of the resolution.