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6 Reported cost savings to the County are calculated based on the total number of days that a client is not in jail awaiting trial or sentencing. For calculation purposes, Pretrial Services uses the length of time a person is under surveillance and required to report as the total number of jail bed days, with the assumption that had the individual not been released under the program's supervision, it would have been costing the County resources to house that person in the County jail. For fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, Pretrial Services estimates a total savings to the County of$1,134,520. The agency's calculation for this savings is demonstrated below: 230 30,113 $40.00 cost $70,000 Pretrial days X per day per $1,204,520 Outside releases monitored jail bed savings Agency Award $1,134,520 Total Savings to Orange County Organizational Sustainabilitv With no federal or state involvement, there is little to no available funding for these programs. Therefore, the responsibility has fallen to the next level: county and municipal governments. With the revocation of the alternative sentencing grant from the state, Pretrial Services becomes yet another unfunded program that has served and is recognized by the local community. For the current year, Pretrial Services will receive a total of $79,500 from Orange County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The breakdown between the entities is as follows: 2012-13 Local Government Funding Orange County $70,000 Town of Carrboro $3,500 Town of Chapel Hill $6,000 Pretrial Services also receives support from Chatham County, in the amount of $19,000. The Executive Director indicated that once the $19,000 runs out from Chatham County this year, Pretrial Services will exclusively focus its efforts in Orange County until they can reapply for more funding next fiscal year. Therefore, local governments, including Chatham County provide Pretrial Services$98,500 of their$180,864 budget. This equates to just over 54 percent of the total budget. The last two years, the gap has been closed with the use of fund balance. The sustainability of this program is highly dependent on continued local support. If all entities are not working in tandem, Pretrial Services will face similar funding concerns in the future.