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0~ North Carolina I)epaxtment o~ C'oI•rection ?1~! West Janis tiueet • 4~t)i :•1950 • Raleigh. North Carlilina 27Ci~i?-4~U1 Fhone: {919j 716-17t)0 ~ l~ ix: (9191716-79'1 Beverly Eaves C'erdue ;alvin W. Keller, Jr. Governor August 25, 2009 Secretary Dear County Managers: The state budget passed by the General Assembly (Senate Bi// ?02, Session Law 2009-451) included a special provision that reduces the Department of Correction, Division of Community Corrections' budget in lease payments and shifts the funding responsibility to the counties. The spedat provision (Section 19.19) is as follows: G.S. i5-209 Accommodatfons for Probation Offices {a) The county commissioners in each county in which a probation office exists shall provide, in or near the courthouse, suitable office space for those probation officers assigned to the county who have probationary caseloads and their administrative support. This requirement does not include management staff of the Department of Correction, nonprobation staff, or other Department of Correction employees. _ _{b) If a_county is unable to provide the space required under subsection (a) of this -- section for any reason, it may elect to request that the Department of Correction lease space for the probation office and receive reimbursement from the county for the leased space. If a county fails to reimburse the Department for such leased space, the Secretary of Correction may request that the Administrative. Office of the Courts transfer the unpaid amount to the Department from the county's court and jail facility fee remittances. Staff witfi the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners provided information regarding this mandate to county managers, finance officers and commissioners in its Legislative Bol%tin X09 28 dated August 6, 2009. This is to advise that the following transition plan has been developed to ensure compliance with the statutory mandate. County Provided tease Space: Effective October 31, 2009, the Department will stop payments to the counties that provide (eased office space occupied by probation officers and their administrative support staff, which now must be funded by the counties pursuant to the statutory mandate. Co-located County Provided Lease Space: Currently some counties provide leased office space that probation ofFlcers and administrative support staff occupy, which now must be funded by the counties pursuant to the statutory mandate, as well as management and their administrative support staff which is not covered under the special provision. A determination will be made as to the amount this Department will continue to pay effective October 31, 2009 for the staff not covered under the specal provision. Private Vendor Provided Lease Space: in many of the counties, the Departrnent has private vendor provided lease space for probation officers and their administrative support. In this ~~ r~ An Gyual C)pportunity i Allirmativr Action T~mployer