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2 i • House Bill 949: The Orange County Director of Social Services and the Orange County Health Director oppose this bill. The NCACC opposes this bill because it makes the confidential records of certain deceased children public unless, at public expense, public agencies successfully obtain a court order maintaining the confidentiality of the records. Although the Agency is given the choice of seeking the court order, it is likely to be "second guessed" if it chooses not to do so. • Senate Bill 799: Would require local governments and State agencies to maintain open and accessible personnel files that include information not now available to the public (for example, records related to demotions). The NCACC opposes this bill because it eliminates the balance of public disclosure and privacy interests in existing law. • Senate Bill 844: Would require accounts of closed sessions of public bodies that are authorized under North Carolina' s Open Meetings Law. The NCACC opposes this bill as written because it could undermine the legitimate purposes for conducting closed sessions recognized in the state statutes. • Senate Bill 518: Would authorize county boards of commissioners to call for a referendum on a one cent local option sales tax that could be in place for a one year period. The NCACC supports this bill's concept, and prefers an option for a longer timeframe for the tax to be in place. • Senate Bill 469: This is a local bill that would apply to Cabarrus County that would authorize a referendum for a one per cent local option sales tax to be imposed for a 10 year period, and/or a one per cent land transfer tax for a 10 year period to pay for school construction. There is a possibility that Orange County could be added to Cabarrus as a county to which this legislation, if adopted,would apply. If the Board has interest in other bills,the Attorney can include additional issues in the resolution. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the attached resolutions, and direct the County Attorney to transmit them to the members of the Orange County legislative delegation and the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.