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CONTRACT BETWEEN <br />THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, NORTH CAROLINA <br />AND <br />ORANGE PERSON CHATHAM MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL <br />DISABILITIES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AUTHORITY <br />THIS CONTRACT is made and entered into the~~day of ©~-~~~,~; 2003, <br />between The County of Orange ("the County") and The Orange Person Chatham Mental <br />Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Authority ("OPC"). <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Correction Criminal Justice Partnership <br />Program ("CJPP") has awarded a North Carolina Department of Correction Criminal <br />Justice Partnership Program ("NCDOCCJPP") grant to Orange and Chatham Counties, <br />North Carolina; and <br />WHEREAS, the aforementioned Counties desire to use some portion of the <br />NCDOCCJPP grant to contract with OPC to provide case management, referral, and <br />treatment services for individuals in the intermediate punishment population in Orange <br />County and Chatham County; and <br />WHEREAS, OPC desires to arrange for or provide case management, referral, and <br />treatment services through its Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime program; <br />WHEREAS ,the aforementioned Counties desire to support the pilot Orange County <br />Drug Court by using some portion of the NCDOCCJPP grant to contract with OPC to <br />provide outpatient services, particularly Intensive Outpatient treatment, and case <br />management to offenders adjudicated by the Drug Court, and close liaison and other <br />support to the Drug Court; <br />WHEREAS, OPC, CJPP and the Counties recognize the need to actively investigate and <br />respond to the needs of the non-English speaking intermediate punishment population. <br />NOW THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY agreed as follows: <br />I. This contract shall be effective for the period of July 1, 2003 through June 30, <br />2004. <br />II. OPC agrees to provide case management and referral services to the CJPP- <br />eligible intermediate punishment offender population in Orange County and <br />Chatham County. <br />A. ACJPP-eligible intermediate punishment offender is defined as an adult <br />offender convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony offense who received anon- <br />incarcerative sentence of an intermediate punishment or who is serving a term <br />ofpost-release supervision after completing an active sentence of <br />imprisonment. <br />