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i <br /> 1 <br /> O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: AUGUST 8, 1994 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # <br /> SUBJECT: JAIL INSPECTION REPORT <br /> DEPARTMENT: COUNTY MANAGER PUBLIC HEARING: Yes _X—No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> MANAGER'S OFFICE, EXTENSION 2300 <br /> JAIL INSPECTION REPORT <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive the jail inspection report for July 6, <br /> 1994, from the North Carolina Department of Human <br /> Resources. <br /> BACKGROUND: The General Statutes require the Board of County <br /> Commissioners to receive and take necessary corrective <br /> action to the semi-annual jail inspection reports <br /> submitted by the North Carolina Department of Human <br /> Resources. The statute further states that the <br /> governing body shall promptly initiate any action <br /> necessary to bring jail facilities into conformity to <br /> standards. Corrective action is being taken with the <br /> proposed new jail addition; and Mr. Lewis, Chief, Jail <br /> and Detention Section, has been apprised of current <br /> architectural plans. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board of Commissioners <br /> receive the report. <br />