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March 19, 2018 (Regular Meeting) Page 3480 (FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION) OF THE CABARRUS COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES BE IT ORDAINED by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 34, Fire Prevention and Protection, of the Code of Ordinances, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, is hereby amended to read as follows: ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Secs. 34-1--34-25. Reserved. ARTICLE II. 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 this article in an amount determined by the county manager, consistent with the policies of the Cabarrus County 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, and by revenues generated by sales tax when the County selects ad valorum sales tax calculation. (Ord. of 12-2-85, § 1; Ord. of 4-3-86, § t; Ord. of 4-7-86, § 1; Ord. of 6-17- 96) Sec. 34-27. Participating departments to file budgets with Cabarrus County Fire Marshal's Office. A ..i fire department desiring financial assistance under this article shall file a budget with the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal's Office by April 15 each year for the fallowing fiscal year. Budgets will be submitted on forms provided by the Fire Marshal's Office. (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 the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal. The Cabarrus County Fire Marshal shall make regular inspections of each fire department receiving payments under this article. At least one inspection shall be made annually, but the Fire Marshal may make other such inspections as deemed necessary. During the course of such inspections, the Fire Marshal shall determine whether the department is continuing to meet the minimum standards as specified in this article, and the findings reported to the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. (Ord. of 12-2-85, § 3; Ord. of 4.3-86, § 3; Ord. of 4-7-86, § 3) Sec. 34-29. Notice of deficiency; time period for corrections. If during any inspection the Fire Marshal determines 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, provided 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 period, 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 Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners with a recommendation to contract with another department to provide service until deficiencies have been corrected. (Ord. of 12-2-85, § 4; Ord. of 4-3-86, § 4; Ord. of 4-7-86, § 4) Sec. 34-30. Minimum standards for qualification Each fire department desiring to qualify for the financial assistance provided for under this article 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 by-laws 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 department shall be held at least every year by the voting membership of the corporation. The voting membership must include but is not