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No one else spoke in favor or in opposition to the request.
Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing.
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MOTION by Commissioner Johnson from Residential Office Use to rezone
the property to Res est and dential
office District.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE DSS FEE POLICY FOR ADOPTION
SERVICES: Don Wal, Director of DSS, explained this request during
the briefing session. The request is to allow the following
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proposed fees for adoptions: .
Pre -placement assessment - Maximum fee: $1,500
Written report to the court - Maximum fee: $ 200
(Fees will be based on the family's ability to pay using the 1992
Federal Poverty Level Guidelines. Fees for services may be reduced
or waived if it can be documented the prospective adoptive family
cannot pay the required fee, or if for any other reason the fee
would be a barrier in an adoption. Fees will not be charged to SSI
or AFDC recipients who are the head of the household for the
prospective adoptive recipient.)
MOTION by Commissioner Stewart to approve the adoption fee
schedule as presented.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Susan Blumenstein advised that the Board
had previously approved a request for the sheriff's office to apply
for an $18,623 grant. Matching funds in the amount of ten percent
will be provided from the County's contingency fund. Blumenstein
requested a budget amendment and advised that a public hearing
needed to be held on February 4.
MOTION by Commissioner Fortner to accept the grant funds„
approve Budget Amendment 121A, and call for a public hearing to be
held on February 4,_1997, at 7:00 p.m.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
REQUEST TO APPLY FOR GOVERNOR'S CRIME COMMISSION BLOCK GRANT:
Blumenstein stated the sheriff desired to apply for this grant
which would flow through the state (75% federal money and 25$ local
funds -$20,000). If the County is approved for the grant there are
seized funds/ forfeitures available to cover the county's match.
The grant would be used for the purchasing ($50,000), installing,
and the training of personnel for the Automated Fingerprint
Information System (A.F.I.S.). Blumenstein also advised that
Centralina COG could write the grant application using prepaid
hours.
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to authorize permission for the
Sheriff's Department to apply for the grant and to approve the
usage of Centralina in writing the application using pre -paid
hours.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
REQUEST FOR BUDGET AMENDMENT #22 FOR THE CRIME PREVENTION
PROGRAM/SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT: Scott Kilpatrick, Crime Prevention
Officer, explained this request during the briefing session. Susan
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