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16 <br />3. Economic Development Incentives/Tools. <br />Seek an amendment to the State. Constitution that grants local governments additional <br />authority and tools that pertain to economic.development, including Economic Development <br />Financing, in order to create jobs in North Carolina. <br />4. Funding Regional Commission. <br />- Seek legislation to maintain and expand the state's .existing financial assistance to <br />regional Councils of Government. <br />- Support legislation'that would allow the 17 Lead Regional Organizations to study <br />options: that allow for greater regional cooperation through-councils of <br />government. <br />5. Economic Development and Unemployment Rates. <br />Seek legislation establishing a mechanism that takes into account county unemployment rates <br />and change in unemploymentxates in the application of state incentives for economic <br />development. <br />6. Local Governmental Retirement System Board of Trustees. <br />Seek legislation that increases'-local government representation and specifies thatthese <br />additional representatives must be members`of the ystem. Current law established an <br />oversight boards -one for the Teacher and State Employees' Retirement System (14 <br />members) and one for Local Government Employees' Retirement. System. (3 members) - in <br />which the` State Board votes with the Local Board on issues affecting the Local Government <br />Employees' Retirement System. Seek legislation'that restrictsYhe opportunity for elected <br />officials and legislative bodies to withdraw or sequester funds specifically designated for <br />the Retirement Systems. <br />7. Water Quality/Supply and Infrastructure. <br />-' Seek legislation to provide financial resources and local regulatory control. to satisfy <br />:regional water quality/supply planning needs, along with the resources necessary to <br />meet environmentally. sound water and sewer infrastructure needs. <br />- Seek. legislation. that provides additional funding for the Clean Water Management <br />Trust Fund and the N.C. Rural Center. <br />- Seek legislation to provide financiaiincentives o encourage the retrofitting of <br />facilities to diminish the use of water <br />- Seek legislation'to establish an authority at the Stafe level to coordinate the use of <br />water resources,: the protection of water resources, and a regional and state-wide <br />emergency: water resource coordination°system <br />8. Economic Development and Growth Management Strategy.. <br />- Seek legislation to clarify the abilityof counties.through theirzoning powers to <br />implement: "smart growth" strategies; including the ability to transfer density credits <br />or severable development rights and nclusionary zoning requirements for affordable <br />housing. <br />Support legislation providing for State funding of affordable housing, environmental <br />programs, acquisition'of open space, farmlandpreservation, rural economic <br />development, and economic development incentives. <br />16 <br />