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Non - Departmental — Commissioner Contingency <br />4. At its March 2, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved an <br />appropriation up to $2,000 to cover the cost of hosting the Eno River Confluence meeting on <br />Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at the 'Big Barn in Hillsborough. This summit will bring together all <br />parties interested in the preservation and protection of the Eno River, its watershed, and its <br />tributaries for environmental, economic, public safety and aesthetic reasons. With this <br />appropriation, $12,000 remains available in the Commissioners' Contingency for fiscal year <br />2005 -06. (See Attachment 1, column #5) <br />Emergency Management Services <br />5. The Emergency Management Department has received notification from the North Carolina <br />Department of Crime Control and Public Safety of additional performance grant funds <br />totaling $12,354 for this fiscal year. At its February 21, 2006 meeting, the Board of County <br />Commissioners approved the receipt of these funds, which will be used to assist in the cost <br />of developing and maintaining the department's comprehensive Emergency Management <br />Program. These additional funds bring the total budget for this program to $32,354 for fiscal <br />year 2005 -06. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds. (See <br />Attachment 1, column #6) <br />6. At its February 21, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the receipt <br />of a State pass- through competitive grant of federal Hazard Mitigation funds in the amount <br />of $70,417 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Federal Government <br />requires a 25 percent non - federal match, which will be borne by the State, in the amount of <br />$22,569. The total budget for this project will be $92,986. These funds will reimburse the <br />County for two new generators. One will be placed at the County's Emergency Operations <br />Center and one will be placed at the emergency radio communications tower on Eno <br />Mountain. Staff expect that the existing generator at the Emergency Operations Center can <br />be redeployed to the newly acquired County facility at the Meadowlands Business Park. This <br />budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds. (See Attachment 4, EMS Grants <br />Inventory and Attachment 5, Hazard Mitigation Generator Project Grant Project Ordinance) <br />7. At its February 21, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the receipt <br />of a State pass - through competitive grant of federal Homeland Security funds in the amount <br />of $50,000 from the US Department of Homeland Security's FY 2005 Buffer Zone Protection <br />Program (BZPP). This grant will fund facility surveillance equipment for the Dean Smith <br />Center, which the DHS has deemed a critical facility. The County will transfer all equipment <br />purchased through this fund to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There is no <br />County match required for the receipt of the State - administered reimbursable Federal grant. <br />This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds. (See. Attachment 4, EMS <br />Grants Inventory and Attachment 6, Buffer Zone Protection Program Grant Project <br />Ordinance) <br />Non - Departmental — Critical Needs Reserve <br />8. At its March 21, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the release of <br />a one -time County supplemental appropriation in the amount of $41,012 from the Critical <br />Needs Reserve to facilitate the divestiture and transfer of Cross Disability Services from the <br />