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1 <br /> RES - 2012 - 037 <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> RESOLUTION REGARDING <br /> ORANGE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE MATTERS <br /> BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of <br /> Orange County that the Board hereby requests the Senator and <br /> Representatives representing Orange County take the following <br /> positions on legislation regarding the following Statewide <br /> matters: <br /> 1) * Revenue Options for Local Government - Support <br /> legislation that authorizes any local government to <br /> enact any revenue source that is presently available to <br /> one or more local governments in the state. Local <br /> governments have experienced significant budget cuts in <br /> recent years. Providing flexibility regarding revenue <br /> options to fund local government services will allow <br /> local governments to tailor their respective funding <br /> plans based on individual needs and goals; <br /> 2) * County Responsibility for Roads - Oppose legislation <br /> shifting the state' s existing responsibility for <br /> funding transportation construction and maintenance <br /> projects to county governments. However, if the <br /> responsibility or the sharing of responsibility for <br /> secondary road improvements and/or the maintenance of <br />