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9 1 Commissioner Gordon asked if this is different from School Resource Officers (SROs), 2 which were discussed in at the budget session in May. She said the information at that meeting 3 said the Sheriff's office would provide SRO's for the middle and high schools. She reviewed the 4 numbers from this proposal. 5 Sheriff Pendergrass said these officers are on an hourly rate and benefits are not being 6 put forth because these are retired officers. 7 Commissioner Gordon asked if this provides SRO coverage for all of the schools in 8 OCS. 9 Sheriff Pendergrass said yes. He said all of the County schools will have coverage, but 10 not the Chapel Hill or Carrboro schools. He said Orange High school has two deputies, so 11 there is a backup for Cedar Ridge. 12 Commissioner Price asked if there are any obstacles with the jail facility improvements 13 or the new jail. She also asked for an update on the shutdown of the Orange County 14 Correctional facility. 15 Sheriff Pendergrass said he is not sure if this new facility is ready to happen, and he is 16 holding his breath on this. He said there is a brand new unit that is capable of holding 800 17 people. 18 Commissioner Price complimented the Sheriff and his department for their efforts in the 19 County. 20 Commissioner Gordon also expressed her thanks. 21 Chair Jacobs referenced Hillsborough Police Department's desire to start a program in 22 elementary schools for security, and he asked how this affects the deputies. 23 Sheriff Pendergrass said, if Hillsborough is able to get a grant for this program, there 24 would be two officers working three schools- Cameron Park, Central and Hillsborough 25 Elementary. He said that this would be the choice of the Police Department and the school 26 board. He said the Sheriff's department would still have one person in each school. He said 27 the safety and welfare of these children is very important to him and the rest of the department. 28 Chair Jacobs said the Board appreciates the Sheriff's cost conscious efforts. He also 29 complimented the sheriff and his staff for being non- threatening and approachable. He said 30 this is a strength of the sheriff's leadership. 31 Sheriff Pendergrass said the philosophy of his department is to treat everyone how you 32 would like to be treated. 33 Frank Clifton said one of the ways the staff balances the budget is evident if you look at 34 the department request of$10 million and the budget amount of$9 million. He said the $10 35 million represents the full funding of operations for the entire year, including adding staff 36 positions. He said that these people are phased in. He said that the $9.2 million will be the 37 operating budget for the coming year, but by July of next year the operating budget will be 38 $10.2 million when all staff positions are filled. 39 40 Emergency Services 41 page 125 42 43 Administrative Services: 44 Budget Highlights 45 • The Capital Outlay for FY 2013-14 includes $16,000 for the third year of a three year 46 program to purchase and install AED's in County facilities, and $1,975 for a door card 47 access system. 48 • The FY 2013-14 Manager Recommended Budget includes full year funding for a Radio 49 Systems Technician position (1.0 FTE) approved in November 2012.