RES-2012-076 Resolution Detailing Orange County's Recommendations Regarding Goals for Inclusion of 2013-2014 Legislative Goals Package

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RES-2012-076 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Resolution Detailing Orange County's Recommendations Regarding Goals for Inclusion in the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners' (NCACC) 2013-2014 Legislative Goals Package WHEREAS, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) organizes a process every two years to develop a legislative goals package; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the package is to develop a consensus of broad support on legislative goals and issues for matters affecting North Carolina counties that may be addressed during the upcoming North Carolina General Assembly sessions during next two calendar years; and WHEREAS, the goals and issues included in NCACC package, with their broad support, guide and strengthen NCACC representatives and staff as they converse with individual legislators and committees on legislative matters; and WHEREAS, NCACC has begun the process to develop its 2013-2014 Legislative Goals Package and Orange County and all other North Carolina counties have been asked to submit proposed legislative goals by September 17, 2012 for consideration for inclusion in the 2013-2014 Legislative Goals Package; and WHEREAS, Orange County believes there are many issues of importance to all North Carolina counties that should be included as goals in NCACC's 2013-2014 Legislative Goals Package; NOW THEREFORE we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby recommend that NCACC include the following goals in the NCACC 2013-2014 Legislative Goals Package: 1) Support the expansion of revenue options and protection of revenue sources available to county governments; 2) Support an independent Legislative Study regarding options for future transportation funding and continue to oppose legislation shifting the State's existing responsibility for funding transportation construction and maintenance projects to county governments without also providing counties the necessary additional revenue sources; 3) Support a statewide bond referendum to provide State assistance to meet public school and community college construction needs caused by increased enrollment, mandated reduction in class size and other factors;