HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_0418 (2)Lloyd came before the board in reference to a request to apply for
a grant through the Governor's Crime Prevention office. The one-
year grant is for a child abuse officer. It is 100% funded and
they can apply for up to $50,000. The total grant would be
$41,213. The child abuse officer is a great need. Child abuse
cases in the last year have risen 100%, Sheriff Lloyd said.
With the board's permission to apply for the grant, the
Sheriff would also request to keep one of the old "phased out" cars
for the officer to use.
Commissioner Stewart inquired if Sheriff Lloyd would help to
expedite the child abuse cases. Would this officer be trained
specifically for child abuse? Sheriff Lloyd said there is $1500 in
the grant for training and education of this officer. This would
be a full-time position for one year.
Sheriff Lloyd said it would be a very competitive grant
process.
MOTION from Commissioner Madison to approve the request for
the grant application and also for keeping the "phased out" car for
one year.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
IVEY AND OAKS MOBILE ROME PARE, FINAL PLAT APPROVAL: Mr.
Lundy presented this request from Larry and Ruth Pittman, property
owners in Olin Township on SR 1892, Jennings Road. The lot is more
specifically identified as Lot 1, Block D of Iredell County Tax Map
13D. The proposal is for a 21 -unit mobile home park on a 11.53
acre tract. They have received preliminary approval from the
planning board.
MOTION from Commissioner Madison to approve the plat as
presented.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
JAIL STUDY REPORT: Mr. Mashburn gave an update on the Jail
Study as directed by the board members at the last meeting. He
distributed a aistoricaProfile of Iredel] County i il Plannina
that has taken place to date. He also distributed Cell Housing
Construction Systems and Terms he received at a recent jail
seminar.
A question arose at the last meeting regarding using inmate
labor in future construction projects. Mr. Mashburn said he has
discussed this with Sheriff Lloyd and, of course, the problem we
have with utilizing inmate labor is the fact that the majority of
the inmates we have are there from three to five days, hardly
enough time to use anyone in a beneficial capacity, Mashburn said.
Only about 10% of the inmates are actually sentenced, leaving 80$
to 90$ are detained for pretrial, which means they cannot be
utilized for inmate labor. They have not be convicted; they have
not been sentenced.
In terms of utilizing our own inmates in our jail, it is not
a feasible alternative. There could be a possibility of
contracting with a state facility and utilizing some of their
people. When this is done, they are considered to be on work
release and payment for the worker is required.
Mr. Mashburn discussed the jail construction project mentioned
at the January 18, 1994 meeting by Commissioners Haire and Boone.
This was at the Occoloosa 'County, FL, a county of about 180,000
people. Mr. Mashburn said he talked with Jim Curry, director of
the jail unit there. They recently expanded their facility from
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