Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
28 <br /> 1 Slide #40 <br /> Public Safety <br /> * 'Sheriff SMART Goal - page 257 <br /> Goal 3:Income partiopants in the CDun natad Do Di d Over does Red uction EFfwt[UK*El Pru gran by IS%b"a rid of 1`IOU <br /> 126 <br /> ------------- <br /> CL 6amd Genal: Fr <br /> V <br /> lUU g <br /> Au5frrMGaal' fF3 <br /> 9lM <br /> ZI}!1 �C42 <br /> Perfambnem lusewkwt:Frumlanwy 11hraugh December 31,2021,the Sherif!'e€rf rim made 93 referrals to the OMRE <br /> Prof,rarm Fcainju ly 1,2M1 through Mardi 1,2M2,the Sit erifi's Office made]L6 reie rral s m the C000 9 mWw°. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> sr- N,4Drrn f CkROLLNA <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Sheriff Blackwood said this program was modeled after the Angel and ANCHOR <br /> 4 Programs. He said the goal is to interrupt opioid overdoses. He said that those who use these <br /> 5 substances can ask for help and immediately be referred to CJRD. He said he has worked with <br /> 6 a local business owner to pay for someone to be put in a treatment center or fly them out of <br /> 7 state to put them in treatment. <br /> 8 Jamie Sykes said that he knew that Sheriff Blackwood would not mention this, but that <br /> 9 Sheriff Blackwood has personally paid for treatment options for individuals in the county. <br /> 10 Sheriff Blackwood said that simply, they do what needs to be done, if they can do it. He <br /> 11 said they have bought clothes, tires, and paid for power bills to try to help people. He said that <br /> 12 there are still people out there who need help. He said they need to address where opioids are <br /> 13 coming from. He said that EMS gives information to people about resources. He said that other <br /> 14 counties dealing with this issue use it a lot more than Orange County. He said that the hospitals <br /> 15 help a lot and there are resources here that are not available in other counties. He said that <br /> 16 while it is a great program to have, it is filling a gap. He said they remain committed to the <br /> 17 COORE program. <br /> 18 Chair Price said she sees emails about people in need and said the Sheriff's Office <br /> 19 always steps up. <br /> 20 Commissioner Hamilton asked for more information regarding page 254 of the <br /> 21 recommended budget document. She said that the Jail Operations General Fund and Personnel <br /> 22 services are at zero and asked why. <br /> 23 Travis Myren said all the Sheriff's personnel are budgeted in a different program. He <br /> 24 said that if you add up the totals on page 253, the totals are $15.6 million and $15.3 million, and <br /> 25 the difference is what is in operations. <br /> 26 Commissioner Hamilton asked why would personnel services not be broken out for jail <br /> 27 operations. <br /> 28 Travis Myren said personnel are switched between jail and non-jail operations. <br /> 29 Commissioner Hamilton asked if the new fifteen staff members will also switch. <br />