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Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners <br />Action Agenda Item Abstract <br />Meeting Date: January 18, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. $~_ <br />Subject: Realignment of Two Deputy Sheriff Positions for Courthouse Security <br />Department: Sheriff's Department Public Hearing: Yes No X <br />and Personnel Budget Amendment <br />Needed: Yes No X <br />Attachment(s): Information Contact: <br />Lindy Pendergrass, Sheriff <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br />Telephone Number: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />Purpose: To consider approving the realignment of two existing Deputy Sheriff I positions <br />to provide courthouse security. <br />Background: In September 1998 the Sheriff began providing law enforcement staff to <br />patrol and monitor the courthouse hallways and other facilities, in addition to the staff <br />already present in the courtrooms. The Board of Commissioners authorized the Sheriff to <br />provide two deputies each day during normal business hours for this purpose. <br />To provide the necessary staffing for the courthouse coverage, the Sheriff has used a <br />combination of overtime hours and personnel available from the jail staff. The plan had <br />included the use of retired sworn law enforcement officers for this duty, but such staff <br />coverage has not been available. Also there presently are fewer days available from jail <br />staff and fewer officers available for the overtime. <br />Given the on-going permanent nature of the courthouse coverage need and the difficulty in <br />providing the coverage under the current staffing plan, the Sheriff recommends that two <br />existing vacant Deputy Sheriff I positions be realigned and assigned permanently to <br />courthouse security coverage. <br />Financial Impact: The two Deputy Sheriff positions are already established and funded in <br />the Sheriffs Department budget. The estimated annual cost of the two positions is about <br />$75,000. There is no additional appropriation of funds required to implement this proposed <br />realignment. <br />Recommendation: The Manager recommends the Board approve the realignment of two <br />existing Deputy Sheriff positions to provide courthouse security. <br />H:\e\abssherpos.doc <br />January 9, 2000 <br />