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345 Cabarrus County Office of the Emergency Services will forward such applications to the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners for their approval. The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners shall approve or disapprove all applications for first responder agency status and grant certificates to operate as a first responder agency in Cabarrus County. Application for certificate to function as an individual first responder in Cabarrus County by an applicant individual shall be filed with the Cabarrus County Office of Emergency Services by the applicant Fire Chief or his/her designee with proper approval from the corporate Board of Directors. This application shall be made upon such forms as may be prepared by Cabarrus County Emergency Services and shall contain: A. The name, age, social security number, driver's license number, and address of the applicant individual. B. The dates, location, and instructor of a successfully completed basic first responder training courseby the applicant individual. C. The expiration date of American Heart Association or American Red Cross Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification of the applicant individual. D. The name of the first responder agency with which the applicant individual is to be affiliated. o Upon receipt of application for certificate to operate as an individual first responder in Cabarrus County, the Director of Emergency Services or his designated representative will approve or disapprove all applications based on criteria in Section 5 of this document. Upon approval to operate as an individual first responder in Cabarrus County, a certificate and pocket card will be issued by Cabarrus County Office of Emergency Services. SECTION 4: Terms of Certification as a First Responder Agency and Individual Responder. A certificate to operate as a first responder agency in Cabarrus County, and issued by the Cabarrus County Office of Emergency Services to an applicant agency will be permanent with four (4) individual first responders. However, either party at its option may terminate the certificate upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party or immediately upon failure to meet qualification standards. A certificate to operate as an individual first responder in Cabarrus County, issued by Cabarrus County Office of Emergency Services will be valid for a term of two (2) years. If any first responder agency or individual first responder shall violate or fail to comply with any provision of these guidelines, notification will be given by the Director of the Cabarrus County Emergency Services to the first responder agency Fire Chief or his/her designee stating the violation and requesting a meeting to resolve the violation. If the violation is not resolved, the written complaint will be forwarded to the Cabarrus County First Responder Advisory Board for its investigation of the complaint. The First Responder Advisory Board will have the final authority on suspension or revocation of an individual first responder's certification. The board can make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners for suspension or revocation of a first responder agency's certification. ° Upon termination, revocation, or suspension of a certificate to operate as a first responder agency or individual, as hereunder determined, the first responder agency or individual shall immediately cease to operate. Termination of a certification for non-compliance to rules must be approved by the Board of County Commissioners. o If membership drops below that specified in Section 4.1, the First Responder unit has 120 days to get back to strength. If not, the Advisory Board will suspend the certification until the number is back to minimum.