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<br />amendment provides for the re-allocation of these funds from a deferred revenue account <br />into the Health Department's budget. (See Attachment 1, column #2) <br />Planning and Inspections Department <br />3, At its March 21, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved an Interlocal <br />Agreement for implementation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System <br />(NPDES) program for the Town of Hillsborough by the Planning and Inspections' Erosion <br />Control Division. Under this agreement, the County's Erosion Control Division will implement <br />this stormwater program on behalf of the Town, and in turn, the Town plans to reimburse the <br />County for all costs associated with expenses incurred during the implementation of this <br />program. <br />During FY 2005-06, the County received $18,500 from the Town of Hillsborough to cover the <br />first year (October 1, 2005 -September 30, 2006) costs of implementing this program. This <br />budget amendment provides for the receipt of the $18,500 for Year 1 (October 1, 2005- <br />September 30, 2006), and for the projected receipt of $57,800 for Year 2 (October 1, 2006- <br />September 30, 2007) far implementation of this program. (See Attachment 3, NPDES Grant <br />Project Ordinance) <br />Emergency Management Department <br />4, On April 13, 2004, the Board of County Commissioners approved an appropriation of fund <br />balance in the amount of $208,000 from the Emergency Telephone System Fund to enter <br />into a contract for field verification of addresses in the countywide GIS system. The Board <br />approved contract, however, totaled $215,000. This budget amendment provides for the <br />appropriation of fund balance in the amount of $7,000 from the Emergency Telephone <br />System Fund fund balance to cover the additional costs of this contract.. (See Attachment 1, <br />column # 4) <br />5, On February 9, 2006, the Board of County Commissioners accepted grant funds totaling <br />$62,000 from the Governor's Office for hosting a statewide conference for Citizen Corps <br />Councils (CCC) and related volunteer programs, The Emergency Management Department <br />has been notified of an additional $11,328 in grant funds that are available to support the <br />Citizen Corps Council and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) programs within <br />the County. These additional funds will be used to offset the costs of hosting the <br />conference. Any funds that remain after the conference will pay for training materials and <br />supplies in support of the CERT program. This budget amendment provides for the receipt <br />of these grant funds. (See Attachment 4, Citizen Corps Council Grant Project Ordinance) <br />6. On August 22, 2006, the Board of County Commissioners accepted grant funds for a state <br />pass-through grant award of federal Homeland Security funds totaling $48,500, These pass- <br />through funds will reimburse the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for equipment <br />purchased for improving the response to critical facilities and key resources in the County. <br />There is no County match required for the receipt of the State-administered reimbursable <br />Federal grant. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these grant funds. (See <br />Attachment 5, Buffer Zone Protection Program Grant Project Ordinance) <br />