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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />N. <br />• Deputy I and II <br />• Detention Officer <br />• Sergeants and Command Staff <br />o Recommended Budget Decreased Net County Costs by $514,300 <br />• Expenditures Decreased by ($214,300) <br />❖ Motor Pool Charges Removed from Department Budget <br />and Absorbed Directly by the General Fund <br />• Revenue Increased by $300,000 <br />❖ Federal inmate revenue adjusted to reflect actual <br />collections <br />Capital Investment Plan Recommendations <br />• Body Worn Cameras in CIP - $300,000 (page 52) <br />■ 75 Units for Sherriff's Personnel <br />• Northern County Campus (Detention Center page 32) - graph <br />• Detention Center Size Analysis Underway <br />• Discussion for Next Work Session <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is an update on the Hillsborough approval process. <br />Travis Myren said Hillsborough has approved both the land use amendment, and the <br />zoning. He said if everything tracks and a bed size is determined by the time the BOCC adopts <br />a budget, and some design is put in place, a site plan can be given to Hillsborough by <br />September, at which time the rights will be vested. He resumed the presentation: <br />• Non - Departmental Expenditures — page 419 <br />o No significant budget changes <br />Sheriff Blackwood referred to the use of the drone, and said the work done between <br />Emergency Services and his office has become seamless. He said he cannot say enough <br />about Kirby Saunders, and the integration of the system with the Sheriff's department allows all <br />employees to be tracked, which allows for recovery of funds in certain situations. He said this is <br />invaluable work, and has helped the Sheriff's Department immensely. <br />Sheriff Blackwood said the same is also true of the work being done with the Criminal <br />Justice Resource Department. He is very proud of the work being done with both of these <br />departments. <br />Chair Dorosin referred to the $300,000 revenue increase based on federal inmate <br />revenue, and asked if this reflects higher numbers of inmates, longer stays, etc. <br />Sheriff Blackwood said the numbers show that fewer inmates are being kept. He said <br />he contacted the Federal Marshal to revisit the cost of keeping federal inmates. He said this <br />conversation was discouraged, but he said the County would no longer keep federal inmates if <br />a conversation did not take place. He said Travis Myren worked very hard on the numbers, and <br />after a lunch meeting with the Federal Marshal, the rate was increased from $65 /day to <br />$98 /day. He said immediately there was a dip in the number of inmates sent to Orange County, <br />but this has leveled out again. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said he has talked to the Sheriff about monitoring parks since <br />there is a County facility getting ready to open near his home. He said the Department of <br />Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) does not monitor parks, and this is of <br />concern to park neighbors, as well as those who may run into trouble while in the parks. <br />Sheriff Blackwood said the lack of any patrolling in the County's parks and trails is of <br />great concern. He said this has to change, and he has looked as several counties throughout <br />