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<br />APPROVED 10/16/2012 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />WORK SESSION <br />August 30, 2012 <br />7:00pm <br /> <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Thursday, August 30, <br />2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center, in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT <br />: Chair Bernadette Pelissier and Commissioners <br />Valerie Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, Barry Jacobs, Pam Hemminger, Earl McKee, and Steve <br />Yuhasz <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT <br />: <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT <br />: John Roberts <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT <br />: County Manager Frank Clifton, Assistant County Managers <br />Gwen Harvey and Michael Talbert and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff <br />members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> <br />1. District Court House Tour – Court Programs Overview <br /> Head District Court Judge Buckner made a PowerPoint presentation. <br />Judge Buckner gave some background information prior to the start of the PowerPoint. <br />He said that there is an 18-20 year history that shows that the rules were often made in <br />Raleigh. <br /> <br />Orange County <br />District Court House Tour <br />Court Programs Overview <br />Hillsborough, NC <br />January 23, 2012 <br /> <br />Current Jail Situation <br /> The Orange County Jail averages around 150-155 inmates per day <br /> <br /> The jail is filled nearly to capacity <br /> <br /> By housing and transporting federal inmates, the Sheriff’s Department brings revenue <br /> <br />in through federal reimbursements <br /> Approximate Average Daily cost per inmate - $48.00 <br /> <br /> Total projected cost for upcoming fiscal year - $3,815,127 <br /> <br /> <br />Sentencing Changes for Misdemeanants <br /> 90 days or less - Placed in jail; no change here. <br /> <br /> Funded through local government <br />o <br />Between 90 days and 180 days – Law passed in 2011 places these offenders in <br /> <br /> <br />county jails, reimbursed by the DOC, a local cost. <br /> <br /> Over 180 days – Placed in Prison <br /> <br /> Funded by Dept. of Corrections <br />o <br /> <br />Pretrial Services <br /> <br />