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1 <br /> 1 DRAFT <br /> 2 MINUTES <br /> 3 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 WORK SESSION <br /> 5 August 30, 2012 <br /> 6 7:OOpm <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Thursday, August 30, <br /> 9 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center, in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Bernadette Pelissier and Commissioners <br /> 12 Valerie Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, Barry Jacobs, Pam Hemminger, Earl McKee, and Steve <br /> 13 Yuhasz <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton, Assistant County Managers Gwen <br /> 17 Harvey and Michael Talbert and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff inembers <br /> 18 will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 19 <br /> 20 1. District Court House Tour— Court Proqrams Overview <br /> 21 Head District Court Judge Buckner made a PowerPoint presentation. <br /> 22 Judge Buckner gave some background information prior to the start of the PowerPoint. <br /> 23 He said that there is an 18-20 year history that shows that the rules were often made in <br /> 24 Raleigh. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Orange County <br /> 27 District Court House Tour <br /> 28 Court Programs Overview <br /> 29 Hillsborough, NC <br /> 30 January 23, 2012 <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Current Jail Situation <br /> 33 �:� The Orange County Jail averages around 150-155 inmates per day <br /> 34 �:� The jail is filled nearly to capacity <br /> 35 �:� By housing and transporting federal inmates, the Sheriff's Department brings revenue in <br /> 36 through federal reimbursements <br /> 37 �:� Approximate Average Daily cost per inmate - $48.00 <br /> 38 �:� Total projected cost for upcoming fiscal year - $3,815,127 <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Sentencinq Chanqes for Misdemeanants <br /> 41 �:� 90 days or less - Placed in jail; no change here. <br /> 42 o Funded through local government <br /> 43 �:� Between 90 days and 180 days — Law passed in 2011 places these offenders in <br /> 44 county jails, reimbursed by the DOC, a local cost. <br /> 45 �:� Over 180 days — Placed in Prison <br /> 46 o Funded by Dept. of Corrections <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Pretrial Services <br /> 49 �:� Provides the judge with release from jail options for offenders - <br />