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• <br /> • <br /> 4 <br /> REPORT <br /> Chair Carey distributed the Arts Commission grant awards and the <br /> Board congratulated the recipients. The list of grant recipients is in the <br /> agenda abstract. <br /> VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE <br /> VIII. ITEMS FOR DECISION - CONSENT AGENDA <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Insko, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Halkiotis to approve those items on the Consent Agenda as stated below: <br /> A. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FACILITIES STUDY COMMITTEE <br /> The Board approved the following resolution which establishes a <br /> Criminal Justice Facilities Study Committee. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING <br /> THE <br /> CRIMINAL JUSTICE FACILITIES STUDY COMMITTEE <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A, Subchapter <br /> VI, each county is responsible for providing physical facilities <br /> for use by the Court system; and <br /> WHEREAS, the caseload of the Courts and Law Enforcement agencies have <br /> experienced dramatic growth within the past several years, which <br /> growth has challenged the ability of the Court system to operate <br /> efficiently; <br /> BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED: <br /> 1. A Committee called the Criminal Justice Facilities Study <br /> Committee is hereby appointed by the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners. <br /> 2. The Criminal Justice Facilities Study Committee shall have as <br /> its charge to: <br /> Conduct a needs assessment for Court system functions, to <br /> include, but not be limited to, Superior Court, District Court, <br /> District Attorney, Clerk of Court, Juvenile Services, Probation <br /> and Parole, Guardian ad litem program, Public Defender, as well <br /> as to assess the needs of the Sheriff's Department, including <br /> the Jail function; and <br /> Conduct an inventory of existing facilities available for use <br /> by the Court system and the Sheriff's Department; and <br /> Analyze the adequacy of the identified facilities; and <br /> Explore alternatives to traditional methods of service delivery <br /> by the Court system and Sheriff's Department as it respects <br /> facility use; and <br /> Provide twenty year growth projections of anticipated space <br />