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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 5, 2000 Action Agenda Item No. $~~ SUBJECT: CJPP Grant Acceptance - FY 2000-2001 DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y!N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Contract: NC Dept. of Correction INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharron Hinton, ext. 2300 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To receive Criminal Justice Partnership Program (CJPP) implementation grant funds totaling $181,941 from the NC Department of Correction. BACKGROUND: The NC Department of Correction has approved the annual grant proposal submitted by the Orange-Chatham Justice Partnership Advisory Board. The purpose of this award is to operate programs, identified by the advisory board, which address offenders sentenced to intermediate sanctions. Currently the advisory board supports the pre-trial release program. This program addresses jail overcrowding by moving inmate-related data expeditiously through the criminal justice system. The pre-trial release program is administered, through contractual arrangements, by Orange-Chatham Alternative Sentencing. In an effort to ensure an efficient use of resources, the remaining funds, which were previously targeted to a satellite substance abuse center, will be distributed to various non-profit agencies in the community.. The advisory board seeks to support a continuum of services for this population and is positioned to contract with existing resources in Orange and Chatham counties. Contracts for all providers will be submitted for BOCC approval at a later date. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Program services are primarily provided through CJPP grant funds. The county currently contributes approximately $3000 towards the pre-trial release program. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board accepts the grant award and authorizes the chair to sign contingent upon staff review.