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C, Project Turn Around -This contract provides intensive substance abuse counseling services to C.1PP-eligible youthful offenders in Orange and Chatham counties, ACJPP-eligible youthful offender is defined as an intermediate sanction offender age 16-25 with a documented substance abuse problem that is referred to the program through supervised intensive probation, TASC or under the guidelines of the 156 drug court, The contract totals $21,968. D, Residential/Intensive Outpatient Treatment Reserve - These funds are used for emergency residential placement treatment options, The $19,739 cut from the Pre-Trial Services program has been added to this account until .January 2006 when the CJPP board will review current service delivery needs, submit a request for proposals and allocate funding accordingly. The reserve totals $35,865, E, The remaining balance of $10,000 is used to support the administrative functions of the OCJP. FINANCIAL IMPACT: State funds from the NC Department of Correction are provided to expedite these services, Senate Bill 622, which was approved on August 13, 2005, limits the use of CJPP grant funds for pre-trial release programs, For FY 2005-06, pre-trial programs can be funded at a maximum of 25% (reduced from 50%) of the total funding amount, To offset this reduction in state dollars, the previous agenda item (Item 5-f) requested that the BOCC appropriate $19,739 from the Critical Needs Reserve to continue service delivery through Orange-Chatham Alternative Sentencing for the current fiscal year, Beginning July 1, 2006, state funding far pre-trial programs will be permanently eliminated. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approves the contracts and authorize the Chair to sign subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney.