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RES-2012-076 Resolution Detailing Orange County's Recommendations Regarding Goals for Inclusion of 2013-2014 Legislative Goals Package
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53 <br /> NCACC Intergovernmental Relations Policy Statement <br /> Basic Governmental Philosophy <br /> The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners affirms the following as its basic governmental <br /> philosophy_ <br /> • Leave to private initiative the functions that citizens can perform privately while encouraging <br /> public-private partnerships and governmental entrepreneurship when these are in the interest <br /> of citizens and taxpayers. <br /> • Use the level of government closest to the people for most public functions,and provide local <br /> governments with the resources necessary to carry out these functions. <br /> • Utilize intergovernmental agreements where appropriate to attain efficient performance as <br /> determined by local elected officials. <br /> • Intergovernmental communication is vital. State government should communicate and seek <br /> input from any and all counties that are impacted by state regulations,especially when rules and <br /> regulations have direct impacts on property rights. <br /> • Reserve national action for those areas where state and local governments are not adequate <br /> and where continuing national involvement is necessary, e.g. national defense, provided <br /> resources are made available by the national government. <br /> The Intergovernmental System <br /> The Association believes strongly in flexibility of form,function and finance. Counties should be free to <br /> organize for the efficient and effective delivery of services as deemed appropriate by each county.They <br /> should be free to determine the scope and extent of governmental service they will render subject to <br /> the need for uniformity in delivery of services of national or statewide import; to this end, the <br /> Association will continue to oppose unfunded minimum service levels and maintenance of effort <br /> requirements. Counties should have the authority to employ a variety of means of financing county <br /> government. <br /> The state plays a vital role in the economic well being of the counties. in recognition of this partnership, <br /> the state should provide alternatives to enable counties to meet their basic infrastructure needs. <br /> By statute the counties of North Carolina are agents of the state; however, county governments are <br /> more than local branches of state government.As representatives of the local government that touches <br /> all the people, county commissioners accept responsibility for strengthening and improving county <br /> government and will continually strive to lead effectively. <br /> To provide equity among the counties,and to relieve counties of fiscal burdens that cannot adequately <br /> be funded by county revenue sources, services mandated by the federal government should be fully <br /> funded by the federal government, and those services mandated by the state should be fully funded by <br /> the state. <br /> The Association recognizes the kinship of cities and counties in the family of local government and urges <br /> member counties to act affirmatively to strengthen their partnerships with cities. Local general purpose <br /> governments are the building blocks for solving regional problems;therefore, any regional approach <br /> must be based on the need to strengthen and support focal governments. <br /> The Association generally supports the policy positions established by the National Association of <br /> Counties, but retains the right to establish its own policy positions on specific issues as deemed <br /> appropriate by its membership. <br />
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