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Answering a question from Ms. Wooten, Mr. Rutan said he has some concerns about the agreement and they were brought up by other councilors. e Mayor Obie said several councilors wanted additional information about the cost of services the City will provide. He asked for justification of the termination of the RIS discount. Ms. Wooten and Ms. Ehrman said the council should hold a public hearing on the financing agreement. Mr. Hansen said information about the agreement needs to be publicized. II. REPORT ON LANE COUNTY JAIL SITUATION Mr. Whitlow introduced Larry Salmony, Coordinator of Justice Services for Lane County. He distributed copies of a report consisting of chapters titled Current Operation of System, Current Corrections Options, Custody Referee/Pre-Trial Release, Short Term Impact of the Federal Court Order, Projected Need for Corrections Resources, Program Constraints/Possibilities, Mental Health Resources, and A Suggested Approach and Some Final Thoughts/Concerns. He said the statistics in the report are for the period prior to the March 26 Federal Court Order to close the old jail. He revi ewed each of the chapters and answered questions from the councilors. Discussing the Current Operation of the System, Mr. Salmony said the processing time for Lane County courts is good. Improving it would not relieve pressure on the jail. He said the criminal charges filed by the e District Attorney's offi ce are substantiated. He discussed the percentage of people sentenced to j ail or pri son and the 1 ength of sentences. He said 80 percent of the people facing criminal charges need public assistance for their defense. Answering questions, Mr. Salmony said Lane County has more people sentenced to 90-360 days in jail than the national average. Discussing Current Corrections Options, Mr. Salmony said Lane County probation officers now have an average of 100 cases. He said the Weekender Program may be eliminated. Answering questions, Mr. Salmony said 50 to 60 cases would be a good load for probation officers. The loads for Lane County probation officers will be reduced to 70 in the next month. He said lower case loads mean a probation officer gives more personal care to each person. He sa id probation supervision is less expensive than residential supervision. He said some of the community based corrections programs were being planned before the Federal Court Order. He said the people in the Community Corrections Center either have jobs or obtain them within three weeks. Mayor Obi e asked for more information how the soci ety benefi ts if probation officers have fewer cases. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 28, 1986 Page 5