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12 11 96 12:57 $1 yid 733 1u65 `c it c gull <br /> r <br /> In July, 1996, following discussion between the Executive Committees of the Association <br /> and the North Carolina League of Municipalities, a 24-member committee was appointed- <br /> -made up of city and county managers, attorneys and other administrative personnel. The <br /> Executive Committees agreed to meet jointly to receive the report of this Committee and <br /> did so on Friday,November 15, 1996. <br /> Winston-Salem City Manager Bill Stuart and Orange County Manager Jolm Link co- <br /> chaired the committee and reported to the officers of the two groups with the assistance of <br /> Jake Wicker of the Institute of Government who served as a resource for-:he Joint <br /> Committee_ <br /> At the meeting November IS, the officers reviewed a draft of the report aid raised a <br /> number of questions about various recommendations. Based on the diseuWons,the <br /> groups' officers agreed to schedule at least one more meeting, in mid-December. Pending <br /> that meeting,and possibly one additional meeting of the two groups' officers,the <br /> Association's Executive Committee asked staff to draft a legislative goal:eating the <br /> Association's support for changes in the laws relating to annexation,with the <br /> understanding that the language could be amended if the Executive Committees reach an <br /> agreement or could remain in general terms if no agreement is reached. The Board of <br /> Directors adopted this goal after adding the language following the semi-c:olorl <br /> Revised 1 imm <br />