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The Board considered appointments to the Local Firemen's Relief Fund Board. Emergency Services Director Shane Seagroves stated the Firefighter Relief Fund Board of Trustees report is the annual report that lists each local fire department's Board of Trustees who serve on the local firefighter Relief Fund Board. This is a mandatory report that must be submitted once a year in order for the local fire departments to receive Firefighter Relief Funds from the Department of Insurance — Office of State Fire Marshal. Each department is made up of a local member and 2 members appointed by the Board of Commissioners. Each fire department will forward annual funds that are not appropriated to the North Carolina State Firemen's Association. Two (2) appointments need to be made to serve on all the volunteer fire department boards and one (1) to serve on the Cape Fear Fire Department Board. In September 2015 Commissioner Kirk Smith and Donald Andrews were appointed to serve on the Fire Department Relief Fund Board and Commissioner Amy Dalrymple was appointed to serve on the Cape Fear Department Board along with Commissioner Smith. After discussion, Commissioner Frazier moved to appoint Commissioner Robert Reives and Donald Andrews to serve on the Fire Department Relief Fund Board and Commissioner Tim Sloan to serve on the Cape Fear Department Board with Commissioner Reives. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sloan, and Smith Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a request to apply for National Association of County and City Health (NACCHO) Officials Grant funding. Health Director Heath Cain asked the Board to allow Environmental Health to apply for additional grant funding through a five-year cooperative agreement between NACCHO and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to aid in the completion of policy development projects to enhance conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards. Mr. Cain further stated Lee County Environmental Health is undertaking a five- year FDA training development program to develop and integrate the 9 FDA standards of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards into their policies and procedures. Commissioner Oldham moved to approve the request to apply for National Association of County and City Health Officials Grant funding as presented. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sloan, and Smith Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered approval to write off Health Department FY 2014-15 bad debts. Health Director Heath Cain asked the Board to approve the bad debts write-off for three health department programs in FY 2014-15. The programs affected are as follows: 1. Child Health $ 365.00 2. Maternal Health $1,646.76 3. Family Planning $6,949.80 TOTAL $8,961.56 Mr. Cain stated this is a State requirement and every effort is made to collect revenues owed and write- off those debts if they become uncollectible. After discussion, Commissioner Frazier moved to 2