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r. <br /> � 1 <br /> ` ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 19, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. <br /> SUBJECT: Jail Inspection Report <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Jail Inspection Report Manager's Office— 245-2300 <br /> Sheriff's Letter to Robert Lewis <br /> 02/28/02 Memorandum from Wilbert TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> McAdoo to Sheriff Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive the jail inspection report for January 10, 2002 from the North Carolina <br /> Department of Health and Human Services. <br /> BACKGROUND: The General Statutes require the Board of County Commissioners to receive <br /> and take necessary corrective action to the semi-annual jail inspection reports submitted by the <br /> North Carolina Department of Human Resources. The statute further states that the governing <br /> body shall promptly initiate any action necessary to bring jail facilities into conformity to <br /> standards. The report for January 10, 2002 is enclosed for review and indicates Orange <br /> County's compliance with standards. <br /> The attached letters detail the Sheriff's and Public Works Department's responses to the <br /> findings of the report. The Sheriff's Office and the Public Works Department have collaborated <br /> and developed a plan to address the maintenance and repair issues detailed in the report. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with accepting the report. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S). - The Manager recommends that the Board of Commissioners <br /> receive the report. Corrective action is being taken as required. <br />