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M ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 16, 1999 Action Agenda Item No. to —c— SUBJECT: 1999 Legislative Goals DEPARTMENT: Manager /Attorney PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/1) BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) ATTACHMENT(S): As outlined in Background section (under separate cover) INFORMATION CONTACT: Rod Visser, ext 2300 Geof Gledhill, 732 -2196 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborougb 732 -8181 Chapel Hill 968 -4501 Durham 688 -7331 Mebane 336- 227 -2031 PURPOSE: To undertake preliminary discussions regarding proposed legislation the Board may wish to submit to the Orange County legislative delegation for consideration during the North Carolina General Assembly's 1999 Long Session. BACKGROUND: The North Carolina General Assembly convened for its 1999 Long Session on January 27, 1999. Deadlines for local legislation to be requested by counties and cities have not yet been established. During the 1997 Long Session, that deadline was March 27. The County Commissioners submitted legislative requests to Orange County's legislative delegation in 1997 and 1998. The County Attorney will briefly review the elements of those legislative packets and report on the status of each request. Staff have compiled a range of reference material for the Board to consider as they contemplate the development of a legislative agenda to be submitted to the General Assembly for 1999. Attachments include: • List of potential topics for local or statewide legislation in 1999 • January 20, 1999 Agricultural Districts Advisory Board resolution • 1997 Orange County legislation packet (under separate cover) • 1998 Orange County legislation packet (under separate cover) • 1999 legislative goals adopted by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners ( NCACC) (under separate cover) • October 6, 1998 Board of Commissioners resolution submitted to the NCACC regarding potential 1999 legislation of statewide applicability (under separate cover)