ORD-2008-092 - 800 MHz Communications Transition Grant Project Ordinance

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4.2. �a O 800 MHz Communications Transition Grant Project Ordinance Be it ordained by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners that pursuant to Section 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the following grant project is hereby adopted. Section 1. The project authorized provides funds to upgrade communications console equipment in the County's 9-1 -1 Communications Center, purchase related telephone switches and digital recorder upgrades, and purchase portable radios that will be compatible with the- 800 MHz partnership system being implemented by the State of North Carolina. Funds from the U.S. Department of Justice of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the 9 -1 -1 Emergency Telephone System's Wireline funds finance this project. Section 2. The officers of the County are hereby directed to proceed with the grant project within the grant document and the budget contained herein. Section 3. The following revenue is anticipated to be available to complete this project: Intergovernmental (2005 -06) - Homeland Security Funds $63,000 Intergovernmental (2005 -06) - COPS Technology Funds $147,996 Intergovernmental (2005 -06) - COPSinteroperable Funds $1,014,870 Transfer from 9 -1 -1 Fund (2005 -06) - E911 Wireline Funds $338,290 Total Revenue $1,564,156 Section 4. There is no required County match for this grant. Section 5. The following amount is appropriated for this project: Public Safety - 800 MHz Communications Transition $1,564,156 Section 6. The finance officer is hereby directed to maintain within the grant project specific detailed accounting records to provide the accounting to the grantor agency required by the grant agreement and federal and state regulations. Section 7. Copies of this grant project ordinance shall be made available to the finance officer for direction in carrying out this project. Section 8. There are no positions authorized through this grant project ordinance. Section 9. This project ordinance is in effect until June 30, 2009. Adopted this 24th day of June 2008.