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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 15, 2005 <br />SUBJECT: CJPP Continuation Grant <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Grant Application <br />(Under Separate Cover) <br />ication <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.~r-q <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Sharron Hinton, ext. 2300 <br />Trish Vandersea, ext. 2300 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />688-7331 <br />336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To approve submission of the FY 2005-2006 grant application for the continuation <br />of Criminal Justice Partnership Program (CJPP) operations. The amount of the application is <br />$165,221. <br />BACKGROUND: In 1995, Orange and Chatham counties formed amulti-county partnership to <br />address criminal justice needs in the 15-B judicial district. Since that time, Orange County has <br />served as the fiscal agent for CJPP operations. <br />The purpose of this grant is to operate programs, identified by the Orange-Chatham Justice <br />Partnership (OCJP), which address adult offenders sentenced to intermediate sanctions. The <br />OCJP currently supports the Pre-Trial Services program, which is administered through <br />contractual arrangements with Orange-Chatham Alternative Sentencing. This program <br />addresses jail overcrowding by moving inmate-related data expeditiously through the criminal <br />justice system for eligible clients. <br />The OCJP also supports a continuum of treatment services for this population through a <br />substance abuse counseling program-targeting offenders age 18-21, which is currently <br />contracted through Project Turn Around. Additionally, the OCJP supports Intensive Outpatient <br />(IOP) groups, which are currently implemented through contractual arrangements with Freedom <br />House Recovery Center. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds from the grant enable Orange and Chatham counties to provide <br />program services such as substance abuse treatment and pre-trial release services. Presently, <br />Orange County contributes $20,250 to the Pre-Trial Services program and $11,520 for <br />administrative support to the Partnership. Staff anticipates that the Manager's Recommended <br />2005-06 fiscal year budget would include the continued appropriation of these local dollars. <br />