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<br />DRAFT <br />ATTACHMENT 1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Resolution Detailing Orange County's Recommendations <br />Regarding Goals for Inclusion in the <br />North Carolina Association of County Commissioners' (NCACC) <br />2011-2012 Legislative Goals Package <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) <br />organizes a process every two years to develop a legislative goals package; and <br />WHEREAS, the purpose of the package is to develop a consensus of broad <br />support on legislative goals and issues for matters affecting North Carolina <br />counties that may be addressed during the upcoming North Carolina General <br />Assembly sessions during next two calendar years; and <br />WHEREAS, the goals and issues included in NCACC package, with their broad <br />support, guide and strengthen NCACC representatives and staff as they <br />converse with individual legislators and committees on legislative matters; and <br />WHEREAS, NCACC has begun the process to develop its 2011-2012 Legislative <br />Goals Package and Orange County and all other North Carolina counties have <br />been asked to submit proposed legislative goals for consideration for inclusion in <br />the 2011-2012 Legislative Goals Package by September 15, 2010; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County continues to support legislative goals included in <br />past NCACC legislative goals packages such as: <br />1) Support for the expansion of revenue options and protection of <br />revenue sources available to county governments; <br />2) Opposition to legislation shifting the, state's existing responsibility for <br />funding transportation construction and maintenance projects to <br />county governments; <br />3) Support for legislation to provide state assistance to meet public <br />school and community college construction needs caused by <br />increased enrollment, mandated reduction in class size and other <br />factors; <br />4) Seeking legislation to ensure that state-funded mental health, <br />developmental disability, and substance abuse services are <br />available, accessible and affordable to all citizens and that sufficient <br />state resources fund service provision costs inclusive of sufficient <br />crisis beds; and <br />5) Support for legislation to allow public schools systems to regain <br />access to sales tax refunds (Orange County believes a more <br />comprehensive solution is supporting legislation to exempt counties, <br />cities, school boards, community colleges, and local utility authorities <br /> <br />