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I 1 the state that have a parks patrol. He said is trying to get an idea of what would be needed in 2 Orange County, and ideally, there would be officers who could frequent these areas. He said it 3 is incumbent upon the County to get some deputies in the woods, if only for visibility and as a 4 deterrent to delinquent behavior. He said searching for a missing person is one thing, but if a 5 crime occurs, the crime scene needs to be managed. He said the best way to prevent trouble 6 is to have people, with law enforcement powers, in and out of the woods with frequency. He 7 said a small outhouse, as the entrance of each park, with the equipment for rescue and police, 8 would allow for much greater safety. 9 Sheriff Blackwood said he hopes to get the body cameras ordered by July 1s' 10 Commissioner Jacobs thanked the Sheriff for his awareness and responsiveness about 11 the parks. He said this is a missing piece in County safety, which he hopes can be addressed 12 in the near future. 13 Commissioner Rich asked if any of the parks are being patrolled, and said she walks 14 daily in the Carolina North Woods and has never seen a University of North Carolina (UNC) 15 officer. 16 Sheriff Blackwood said park rangers govern the state parks. He said these parks are 17 not being patrolled, and this is a manpower issue. 18 Commissioner Jacobs said the County has purchased lands from the Duke Forest over 19 the years, and the Sheriff's department has been asked to patrol the parking lots. 20 Travis Myren resumed the presentation: 21 22 General Government 23 Board of County Commissioners — page 75 24 o Total expenditure budget - $917,031 25 ■ Increase of $3,320 over FY2017 -18 26 o Board of Adjustment Meeting Coverage - $11,160 27 ■ Partially Offset by Decrease in Overtime that is also Budgeted in 28 Sheriff's Office and Emergency Medical Services 29 ■ Provides Video and Sound Support to Replicate Board of 30 Commissioner Coverage 31 Board of Elections — page 80 32 o Total expenditure budget - $689,184 33 ■ Decrease of ($140,830) over FY2017 -18 34 o Temporary Personnel and Operating Accounts Decreased 35 One Countywide Election in FY2018 -19 36 37 Chair Dorosin said there is a bill that has been introduced in the legislature requiring 38 criminal background checks and fingerprinting for all poll workers, and asked if this is accurate. 39 Rachel Raper, Board of Elections Director, said this bill has been changed and only 40 county directors and office staff will need to comply with this requirement. 41 Chair Dorosin asked if this will have any significant financial impact on her department. 42 Rachel Raper said no, the bill in its current format will have no significant impact. 43 Travis Myren resumed the presentation: 44 45 County Attorney — page 110 46 o Total expenditure budget - $592,423 47 o Increase of $1,750 over FY2017 -18 48 o Two (2) Employees will be Shared with Human Rights and Relations 49 Department 50