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1 <br />0 <br />1 <br />f1 <br />fl <br />ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 34 <br />(FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION) <br />OF THE <br />CABARRUS COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 34, Fire <br />Prevention and Protection, of the Code of Ordinances, Cabarrus County, North Carolina is hereby <br />amended to read as follows: <br />ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL <br />Secs. 34- 1-- 34 -25. Reserved. <br />ARTICLE II. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FIRE DEPARTMENTS <br />Sec. 34 -26. Offered to qualified departments. <br />The County will offer financial assistance for the maintenance and <br />operation of any volunteer fire department of a fire district qualifying for <br />financial assistance under the terms of this article in an amount determined by <br />the county manager, consistent with the policies of the Cabarrus County Board <br />of Commissioners, not to exceed $3,000.00 per year, and by revenue collected <br />from the fire district tax, provided a tax district has been established in <br />accordance with G.S. 69 -25.1 et seq. for the area served, and by revenues <br />generated by sales tax when the County selects ad valorum sales tax <br />calculation. <br />(Ord. of 12 -2 -85, § 1; Ord. of 4 -3 -86, § t; Ord. of 4 -7 -86, § 1; Ord. of 6 -17- <br />96) <br />Sec. 34 -27. Participating departments to file budgets with Cabarrus County Fire <br />Marshal's Office. <br />A fire department desiring financial assistance under this article shall <br />file a budget with the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal's Office by April 15 each <br />year for the following fiscal year. Budgets will be submitted on forms provided <br />by the Fire Marshal's Office. <br />(Ord. of 12 -2 -85, § 2; Ord. of 4 -3 -86, § 2; Ord. of 4 -7 -86, § 2) <br />Sec. 34 -28. Inspections of participating fire departments by the Cabarrus <br />County Fire Marshal. <br />The Cabarrus County Fire Marshal shall make regular inspections of each <br />fire department receiving payments under this article. At least one inspection <br />shall be made annually, but the Fire Marshal may make other such inspections as <br />deemed necessary. During the course of such inspections, the Fire Marshal shall <br />determine whether the department is continuing to meet the minimum standards as <br />specified in this article, and the findings reported to the Cabarrus County <br />Board of Commissioners. <br />(Ord. of 12 -2 -85, § 3; Ord. of 4.3 -86, § 3; Ord. of 4 -7 -86, § 3) <br />Sec. 34 -29. Notice of deficiency; time period for corrections. <br />If during any inspection the Fire Marshal determines that the fire <br />department is not meeting the minimum standards as set forth in this article, a <br />Fire Prevention Ordinance <br />1 <br />Revise �achm�enkmber 2 <br />G -3 Page 128 <br />