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20 <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said the Board had to get legislative authority to enact the <br /> limitation on hunting with 150 yards of a school, and asked if it would also be necessary to <br /> obtain legislative authority to limit target shooting within 150 yards of a school. <br /> John Roberts said the General Assembly (GA) has exclusive authority over fishing and <br /> hunting, but the GA has not withheld all authority on firearms regulations, so it is not a total <br /> preemption. He said there is preemption on nuisance regulations, such as noise. He said the <br /> County has the authority to regulate to some degree. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs supported Commissioner Rich's comments about the school's <br /> concerns. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br /> adopt the recommendations from the committee, and asked staff to bring back <br /> recommendations in the spring with possible language on: making changes to noise <br /> ordinance and addressing the issues of time and distance. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs made a friendly amendment to add that staff will look at limiting <br /> target distance practice within a school. <br /> Commissioner McKee accepted this amendment. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> b. Realignment of Staff Resources at Social Services to Reflect New Legal <br /> Requirements of the Affordable Care Act, and Approve Budget Amendment #3-A <br /> for Additional Funding for the Food and Nutrition Employment and Training <br /> Program <br /> The Board considered 1) Creating four (4) permanent part-time benefited positions funded by <br /> Second Family Foundation; 2) Creating one (1) permanent part-time non-benefited position <br /> funded by UNC Hospital; 3) Allowing the Social Services Director flexibility to create temporary <br /> positions and varying limited time trainee appointments for subsidized employment positions <br /> for work program participants using existing and expanded work program funding; and 4) <br /> Accepting additional federal funds by approving Budget Amendment#3-A. <br /> Nancy Coston, Director of DSS, reviewed the following information: <br /> BACKGROUND: Legal requirements related to the Affordable Care Act necessitate changes in <br /> the way temporary positions are established and used at Social Services. Several programs <br /> within the department provide funds for part-time staff and/or create temporary job <br /> opportunities for program participants to establish employment history and gain work-related <br /> skills. The three impacted program areas and related staffing changes are outlined below: <br /> • The Second Family Foundation currently pays for three temporary positions to mentor <br /> at-risk youth participating in the Second Family Foundation program and to transport <br /> them to jobs and other activities. Second Family has also requested to fund a fourth, <br /> similar position before the end of the year. The Second Family program is well <br /> established, and the employees are expected to work a sufficient number of hours to <br /> qualify for health insurance coverage and other benefits under County policy. As a <br /> result, Social Services recommends creating four part-time 20 hour-per-week <br /> permanent staff positions for this program that will include benefits. All costs, including <br /> benefits, will be reimbursed by Second Family. <br />