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4 <br /> ^iiio oimiomiWUmouuWM��pVU�WNm�I'VIM�p�Nm� <br /> CAUk! �umuiuw yioIm uuuuuuouomu �uuumm0101�I�IIII oMOi oi ��IIIIIIIII �(�� innmouom W �� miuiuiwuWUVII� �IIIII <br /> . R]� . . C .,. <br /> COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE <br /> 200 South Cameron Street Phone(919)245-2300 <br /> Post Office Box 8181 Fax(919)644-3004 <br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br /> August 21, 2015 <br /> TO: Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> Bonnie Hammersley <br /> Orange County Manager <br /> FROM: Travis Myren <br /> Deputy County Manager <br /> RE: Organizational Structure of Jail Alternative Programs <br /> The FY 15-16 Budget authorizes the County to hire three (3) County staff to administer jail alternative <br /> programs. The positions include a Jail Alternatives Manager, a Pretrial Services Coordinator, and a Drug <br /> Treatment Coordinator. <br /> The recommended budget contemplated that the jail alternative positions would be part of the Sheriff's <br /> Office. However, that recommendation received scrutiny during budget deliberations, and the Board of <br /> Orange County Commissioners asked for further consultation with stakeholders prior to making a final <br /> determination on organizational placement. <br /> This memorandum is the culmination of additional stakeholder outreach, consideration, and research. It <br /> reviews the current service delivery models, summarizes the perspectives of stakeholders with respect <br /> to organizational placement, reviews best practice research and structures used by other County <br /> governments, and provides recommendations on next steps. <br /> Pretrial Services Program <br /> The Pretrial Services program has operated as a non-profit organization under a contract with the <br /> County since 1995. The contract had been administered by the Department of Social Services until the <br /> beginning of the fiscal year when budget authority was moved to the County Manager's Office pending <br /> the results of this analysis. <br /> Pretrial Services offers supervision and supportive services to offenders who have pending charges. <br /> These individuals have typically been held in secure custody until a first appearance when a judge has <br /> determined they can be released into the community under certain conditions. Pretrial staff assist in <br /> this decision making process by screening offenders with certain charges and providing that information <br /> to the judiciary. <br /> Page 1 1 <br />