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APPROVED 10/16/2012 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> WORK SESSION <br /> August 30, 2012 <br /> 7:OOpm <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 /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: 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 /> COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: 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 /> 1. District Court House Tour— Court Proqrams 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 /> Orange County <br /> District Court House Tour <br /> Court Programs Overview <br /> Hillsborough, NC <br /> January 23, 2012 <br /> Current Jail Situation <br /> �:� The Orange County Jail averages around 150-155 inmates per day <br /> �:� The jail is filled nearly to capacity <br /> �:� By housing and transporting federal inmates, the Sheriff's Department brings revenue <br /> in through federal reimbursements <br /> �:� Approximate Average Daily cost per inmate - $48.00 <br /> �:� Total projected cost for upcoming fiscal year - $3,815,127 <br /> Sentencinq Chanqes for Misdemeanants <br /> �:� 90 days or less - Placed in jail; no change here. <br /> o Funded through local government <br /> �:� Between 90 days and 180 days — Law passed in 2011 places these offenders in <br /> county jails, reimbursed by the DOC, a local cost. <br /> �:� Over 180 days — Placed in Prison <br /> o Funded by Dept. of Corrections <br /> Pretrial Services <br />