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16 <br /> The report also recommends: <br /> • Creating a distinct budget for the Detention Center. Detention Center operational costs <br /> are currently grouped with the rest of the Sheriff's Office operations. The Budget Office is <br /> working with the Sheriff's Office to create a discrete Detention Center division for the FY <br /> 2025-26 Budget. <br /> • Implementing in-person visitation. The Sheriff's Office indicates that in-person visition will <br /> begin in December on Sundays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. <br /> • Implementing detainee programming in partnership with the Criminal Justice Resource <br /> Department. <br /> • Creating a station for two (2) housing officer posts in the housing area to supervise the <br /> housing units, conduct well being checks, and facilitate detainee movement from housing. <br /> This will require the installation of detention appropriate furniture and fixtures. A budget <br /> for these improvements is under development. <br /> • Authorizing a total of 39 Detention Officer positions for Detention Center and Transport <br /> Team. The current budget includes sufficient position authority to accommodate this <br /> recommendation. <br /> Travis Myren, County Manager, introduced the item and reviewed information from the <br /> abstract. <br /> Aaron Baggarly from Matrix Consulting made the following presentation: <br /> Slide #1 <br /> Detention Center Assessment <br /> matrix <br /> ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA consulting group <br />