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2 Assembly sessions. Commissioners Bernadette Pelissier and Barry Jacobs are serving on the 2011 LIWG and have worked with staff on the proposed 2011 legislative package which is attached. At its January 20, 2011 regular meeting, the Board approved an item on the Consent agenda authorizing a public hearing on Orange County's proposed 2011 legislative agenda during tonight's regular meeting (see attached public hearing notice which was published in six different local newspapers). Notice of the public hearing was also posted on the County's website for approximately the last ten days. After conducting the public hearing on the County's proposed 2011 legislative package items, the Board will likely want to review and discuss those items and any other items as may be addressed during the public hearing. The Board will then need to consider the legislative matters resolutions with exhibits and other documents based on the public hearing and Board discussion. The first three legislative matters resolutions, with draft bills attached as exhibits, relate to Hunting Deer with Dogs, the Orange-Alamance County Line, and Commissioners' Disclosure. It should be noted as the BOCC considers the Orange-Alamance County Line resolution and draft bills that staffs from both counties are still reviewing the bills' language and that the Alamance County Board of Commissioners has not taken any action regarding these draft bills. The fourth legislative matters resolution for Board consideration addresses statewide issues, and the last two documents - "Items of Interest" and "Areas of Support" -detail issues that the LIWG thought should be noted due to their overall significance and/or interest to Orange County. Lastly, in preparation for its February 28, 2011 meeting with Orange County's legislative delegation, the Board may want to consider identifying three to five specific items from the entire package to highlight for priority discussion. The work of the Legislative Issues Work Group to this point is based on the current information available for the 2011 General Assembly Session. The issues addressed by the Group may evolve and change over the session and require additional attention by the Group and Board of Commissioners. New issues may also arise necessitating additional review. For reference purposes, staff has attached the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) 2011-12 Adopted Legislative Goals. Some of the items in the draft 2011 legislative package generally coincide with NCACC's goals and those items are noted in the package accordingly. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact with holding a public hearing other than the newspaper advertisement costs which will be addressed within the approved FY2010-11 budget. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board: 1) Conduct a public hearing on Orange County's potential legislative items for the 2011 North Carolina General Assembly Session;