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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 31, 1998 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 2 <br />SUBJECT: 1998 Possible Legislative Issues <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager/County Attorney PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/1~ <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/l~ <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />List of Possible Legislative Issues <br />Background Material <br />3/27/98 County Attorney Letter (Under separate <br />cover) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Rod Visser, ext 2300 <br />Geof Gledhill, 732-2196 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 9b8-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To discuss issues that the Board may wish to consider as part of a legislative agenda <br />for consideration in the 1998 Session of the North Carolina General Assembly. <br />BACKGROUND: The North Carolina General Assembly is scheduled to convene for the 1998 <br />Short Session on May 11, 1998. The attached letter from the County Attorney lays out the <br />provisions, as we understand them at this time, under which the General Assembly and the Orange <br />County legislative delegation will consider items during the Short Session. <br />A number of possible legislative issues have been identified by Commissioners, County staff, <br />advisory boards and commissions, and other entities in North Carolina. Attached background <br />materials reflect some, although not necessarily all, of the patential legislative items that have been <br />mentioned during recent months. Additional background material for several items listed on page 2 <br />is provided at pages 3 -5. Background on legislative issues raised by entities external to Orange <br />County government, and accordingly not listed on page 2, are included at pages b -16. <br />The Board may wish to identify those issues it would like the Manager, Attorney, and staff to <br />develop into a legislative packet for submission to the Orange County legislative delegation later <br />this Spring. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board discuss potential legislative <br />matters and provide appropriate direction to staff and the County Attorney. <br />