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1 <br /> _f 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 17, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. _- Q <br /> SUBJECT: Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Public Hearin <br /> DEPARTMENT: Sheriff PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> A. Lindy Pendergrass, Sheriff <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968.4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031- <br /> PURPOSE: To conduct a public hearing for written and oral comments on the Local Law <br /> Enforcement Block Grant. <br /> BACKGROUND: Since 1996, the Orange County Sheriffs Department has received proceeds <br /> from the U.S. Department of Justice Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. The awards provide <br /> units of local government with funds to offset costs of reducing crime and improving public <br /> safety. <br /> According to guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Justice, these funds are awarded to local <br /> law enforcement agencies using a formula based on Part I Violent Crimes as reported to the <br /> Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reports. Examples of Part I crimes include <br /> murder, robbery and aggravated assault. Two law enforcement agencies in Orange County are <br /> due to receive proceeds related to this award during this fiscal year -- the Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Police Department will receive $44,510 and the Orange County Sheriffs Department will <br /> receive $10,893. The Sheriffs Department will use the grant proceeds to offset departmental <br /> operating costs. <br /> There are two requirements that the County must fulfill prior to receiving the monies: <br /> • The County must conduct at least one public hearing regarding the proposed uses of the <br /> grant funds. This provides citizens the opportunity to provide written and oral comments <br /> regarding the County's plans to use the funds to offset overtime costs of the <br /> departments. <br /> • The County must designate a previously designated or newly established advisory board <br /> to discuss the proposed uses of the grant funds. Membership on the advisory board <br /> must include a representative from: <br /> a. the local sheriffs office; <br /> b. the local prosecutor's office; <br />