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NO, R T H C A R O L I N A <br /> ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> Memorandum <br /> To: County Board Chairs,County Commissioners,County Managers,Clerks and Affiliate <br /> Organization Presidents <br /> From: David F.Thompson,Executive Director <br /> Date: July 13,2012 <br /> Subject: NCACC Solicitation of County Legislative Goals Proposals for 2013-14 <br /> The time is here for us to begin our legislative goals development process for the 2013-14 biennium.We <br /> are inviting counties to submit their legislative proposals to the Association. Our goals development .. <br /> process is open, inclusive and deliberative. It is designed to give all 100 counties a voice in developing <br /> our legislative agenda. <br /> This Association is the only organization in the state that truly represents all the citizens of North <br /> Carolina. For each biennial session of the General Assembly, counties submit legislative proposals, and <br /> commissioners from across the state review and recommend them to our members.Legislators know and <br /> appreciate that all 100 counties have the opportunity to be involved in our process. <br /> Receipt of your county's proposals is instrumental to our process. Attached is a form for submittal of <br /> 2013-14 legislative goals proposals, a legislative goals handbook that delineates NCACC's legislative <br /> goals process, and a list of the progress made on the 2011-12 legislative goals.Due to your efforts,many <br /> of our goals were achieved. Reviewing these issues may be helpful in contemplating new goals or <br /> revisiting ones that need farther action. <br /> When submitting your goals,please keep in mind the following: <br /> • Complete the accompanying goal proposal form. <br /> • Goals may be submitted in any of the following formats: a resolution approved by the Board of <br /> Commissioners,a letter from the Chairman of the Board on behalf of the entire board,or by letter <br /> from an affiliate organization. <br /> • Proposed goals received on or before Sept. 17 will be referred to the appropriate steering <br /> committee for review and consideration. <br /> • Proposed goals received after Sept. 17 will be sent directly to the Legislative Goals Committee <br /> for review. <br /> As referenced above,this packet includes the 2012 NCACC Legislative Goals Handbook.This handbook <br /> contains information about the rules,procedures and guidelines for the legislative goals adoption process. <br /> Please note the following schedule for your planning purposes. <br /> Legislative goals development timeline <br /> • Sept. 17,2012 Goals submission deadline <br /> • September-October Steering committees review goals <br /> • November Legislative Goals Committee meets <br /> • December Board of Directors reviews and finalizes recommendations <br /> • Jan.24-25,2013 Legislative Goals Conference,membership approval of goals <br /> If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or Kevin Leonard, NCACC Deputy <br /> Director. <br /> 215 N.Dawson St,Raleigh,NC 27603*Phone:(919)715-2893*Fag:(919)733-1065*www.ncacc.org <br />