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Budget Ordinance Amendment No.21BCC000079 Recognizing $150,000 in Grant Funding from Global Tel Link Corporation (GTL) to the Durham County Sheriff's Office
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Date of BOCC Meeting: March 8, 2021
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No.21BCC000079 recognizing $150,000 in grant funding from Global Tel Link Corporation (GTL) to the Durham County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office will use a portion of the funding to assist in the purchase of X-ray machines and metal detectors for the Detention Facility and Courthouse. The remaining funding will be used for safety equipment and upgrades at the Detention Facility. Additional operating funding in the amount of $711.71 will be used to fund the remaining amount required for the Detention Facility projects.
GTL has provided telephone services to detainees in the Durham County Detention Facility since April of 2015. As part of the inmate telephone service agreement, GTL provides the Durham County Sheriff's Office with a one-time technology grant with each contract renewal. The most recent GTL Contract renewal in 2020 provided another one-time grant in the amount of $300,000 to fund infrastructure upgrades, which includes other GTL products. The approved FY20-21 budget appropriated $150,000 of these funds to the Sheriff's Office. This request will be for the remaining $150,000 in GTL funding.
The projects being funded with the grant are provided below. GTL has approved funding the provided projects with the grant. Note: Funding to complete the X-Ray and metal detector purchases is addressed in a separate agenda item.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This request supports the County's Strategic Goal 3: Safe Community
Resource Persons: David LaBarre, Director of Planning and Development, Durham County Sheriff's Office.
County Manager's Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve Budget Ordinance Amendm...
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