Ordinance - Finance - Water Quality Improvements Program Grant Project Ordinance - 04-21-1998 - 8a

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Water Quality Improvements Program Grant Project Ordinance Project Number 11-440 4 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 is the Water Quality Improvements Program as awarded to the Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the US Department of Agriculture. The planned five-year project, to be reviewed annually, is anticipated to extend until September 30, 2003. This five year grant provides funding for a Conservation Specialist position. Funds will provide technical assistance to landowners and farmers in identifying, planning, and implementing nutrient run-off reduction practices to reduce the amount of nitrogen entering the Neuse River basing by 30%. Section 2. Under the terms of the agreement, Orange County will administer the grant as fiscal agent. The- officers of the County are hereby directed to proceed with the grant project within the rules and regulations contained in the Joint Agreement between Orange County, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation District and the budget contained herein. Section 3. The following revenue is anticipated to be available to complete this project: Intergovernmental (1997-98) $32,474 Total intergovernmental $32,474 Section 4. The following amount is appropriated for this project: Community Maintenance -Water Quality Improvements Program $32,474 Section 5. The finance officer is hereby directed to maintain within the grant project sufficient specific detailed accounting records to provide the accounting to the grantor agency required by the grant agreement and federal and state regulations. Section 6. Funds may be advanced from the general fund for the purpose of making payments due. Reimbursement requests should be made to the grantor agency in an orderly and timely manner. Section 7. Copies of this grant project ordinance shall be made available to the finance officer for direction in carrying out this project.