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c) 3 6 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMAUSSIONERS <br /> Resolution Detailing Orange County's Recommendations <br /> Regarding Goals for Inclusion in the <br /> North Carolin ion of County Commissioners' (NCACC) <br /> 2011-2012 egislative Goals Package <br /> WHEREAS, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) <br /> organizes a process every two years to develop a legislative goals package; and <br /> WHEREAS, the purpose of the package is,to develop a consensus of broad <br /> support on legislative goals and issues for matters affecting North Carolina <br /> counties that may be addressed during the upcoming North Carolina General <br /> Assembly sessions during next two calendar years; and <br /> WHEREAS, the goals and issues included in NCACC package, with their broad <br /> support, guide and strengthen NCACC representatives and staff as they <br /> converse with individual legislators and committees on legislative matters; and <br /> WHEREAS, NCACC has*begun the process to develop its 2011-2012 Legislative <br /> Goals Package and Orange County and all other North Carolina counties have <br /> been asked to submit proposed legislative goals for consideration for inclusion in <br /> the 2011-2012 Legislative Goals Package by September 15, 2010; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County continues to support legislative goals included in <br /> past NCACC legislative goals packages such as: <br /> 1) Support for the expansion of revenue options and protection of <br /> revenue sources available to county governments; <br /> 2) Opposition to legislation shifting the state's existing responsibility for <br /> funding transportation construction and maintenance projects to <br /> county governments; <br /> 3) Support for legislation to provide state assistance to- meet public <br /> school and community college. construction needs caused . by <br /> increased enrollment, mandated reduction in class size and other <br /> factors; <br /> 4) Seeking legislation to ensure that state-funded mental health, <br /> developmental disability, and substance abuse services are <br /> available, accessible and affordable to all citizens and that sufficient <br /> state resources fund service provision costs inclusive of sufficient <br /> crisis beds; and <br /> 5) Support for legislation to allow public schools systems to regain <br /> access to sales tax refunds (Orange County believes a more <br /> comprehensive solution is supporting legislation to exempt counties, <br /> cities, school boards, community colleges, and local utility authorities <br />