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211 Chairman Lentz recessed the meeting at 8:30 P.M. in order for Board members to travel to WhitleyVs Funeral Home in Kannapolis to visit the family of Mr. Hugh Q. Alexander, former member of the United States House of Representatives. Chairman Lentz reconvened the meeting at 10:05 P.M. Mrs. Cynthia Eades, Personnel Officer, presented the findings of an audit by the United States Department of Labor for compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act of the Cabarrus County Ambulance Service. The audit covered the period July, 1987 to July, 1989 and determined non-compliance in the following areas: (1) Classification of Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedics (EMT-P) as exempt from earning overtime; (2) Under the Special 7K Exemption, use of the fire exemption (212 hours/28 day work week) instead of the police exemption (171 hours/28 day work week); (3) Absence of a written contract or written documentation of an implied agreement between the County and the employee to permit the deduction of meal and sleep time; and (4) The responsibility of the County for the time spent by employees in paramedic training. Ms. Eades reported that back wages totaled $72,842.54. The Board agreed to further discuss this matter at the meeting to be held on September 25, 1989. Mr. Billy Morrison, President of the Cabarrus Fireman's Association, requested that the Board amend the First Responder Program to permit radio traffic in addition to dispatch on the fire frequency. According to Mr. Morrison, the additional radio traffic would include checking in route, arrival, and directions. He advised the Board that the FiremanVs Association had voted at its quarterly meeting on July 14, 1989 to make this request. Sheriff Robert Canaday praised the First Responder Program in Cabarrus County. However, he advised the Board that it would be difficult for the dispatchers in the Sheriff's Department to monitor the increased traffic on the radio if the requested changes are approved by the Board. UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Melvin and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to continue with the existing policy for the First Responder Program Radio Communications and to notify the Harrisburg Volunteer Fire Department that they would be expected to comply with the existing policy effective December 1, 1989. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board authorized Chairman Lentz to execute the "Contract for Services Provided for Under Title III of the Older Americans Act and/or Social Services Block Grant Funds and/or North Carolina State Grant Funds" by and between Cabarrus County (for services provided by its Department of Aging) and the Centralina Council of Governments for the period July 1, 1989 through June 30, 1990. The Contract which is hereby included by reference as a part of the minutes provided for the following services. Fund Source/Service III-B/Transportation 340 III-B/Chore 16 III-B/Health Screening 350 III-C1/Congregate 400 III-D/Respite 3 SSBG/Respite 4 SIII-D/Respite 2 Number of Number AAA Total Persons of Units Unit Rate Gran~ Funds 27,000 2,810 350 47,250 178 720 389 $ 2.0770 4 1552 11 9857 1 4713 6 2022 6 1875 6 2005 Grand Total $ 56 078 11 676 4 195 69 518 1 104 4 455 2 412 $149 438 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board authorized Chairman Lentz to execute Amendment Number 1 to the "Contract for Services Provided for Under Title III of the Older Americans Act and/or Social Services Block Grant Funds and/or North Carolina State Grant Funds" by and between the Centralina Council of Governments and Cabarrus County (for services provided by its Department of Aging) for the period July 1, 1989 through June 30, 1990. The amendment, which is hereby included by reference as a part of the minutes, deleted the services, numbers of units, AAA unit rates and total grant funds as stated in the original contract (see above) and inserted in lieu thereof the following services, numbers of units, AAA unit rates and total grant funds.