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11 <br /> Authorize counties to offer broadband through partnership or direct service — Seek legislation to <br /> authorize counties to provide high-speed internet through direct county service or public-private <br /> partnerships. <br /> Eliminate Second Primary and Run-Off Elections—Seek legislation to eliminate second primary and run- <br /> off elections. <br /> Authorize Electronic Notice of Public Hearings and Other Legal Notices— Seek legislation to provide <br /> counties with options for notice of public hearings, notice of delinquent taxpayers, and other legal <br /> notices,through electronic means. <br /> Repeal Public Employee Personnel Record Changes—Repeal HB 961 and seek legislation that will better - <br /> clarify issues regarding privacy of public employee personnel records and release of other public <br /> records. <br /> Protect privacy of citizen email notification and distribution lists — Seek legislation to proted the <br /> privacy of email notification and distribution lists of citizens who have requested electronic <br /> communication with their local governments. <br /> Modernize public records retention—Seek legislation to modernize public records retention to permit <br /> records storage in digital format. <br /> Support Rural Transportation Planning Organizations (RPOs) — Support legislation to maintain the <br /> funding for rural transportation planning organizations(RPOs). <br /> Reform Workers' Compensation — Reform Workers' Compensation — Support legislation to reform <br /> North Carolina Workers' Compensation system to reduce disability findings and open-ended streams of <br /> payment, to address the trend in favor of long-term disability findings, to diminish control over these <br /> findings on the part of claimants and their legal representatives, and to curtail adoption of rules that <br /> limit return-to-work efforts. <br /> Oppose Contributory Negligence Tort Reform—Oppose tort reform legislation that would overburden <br /> county budgetary constraints,unfairly shift fault to counties,or increase demand for court facilities. <br /> Promote Utilization of 911 Centers by Protecting Confidentiality — Seek legislation to promote the <br /> reporting of criminal activity by protecting the confidentiality of callers by using either transcripts or <br /> voice-altered recordings to prevent recognition and to make appropriate amendments to public records <br /> laws. <br />