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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 1, 2014 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-d <br /> SUBJECT: Notice of Public Hearing on Orange County's 2014 Legislative Agenda <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Commissioner Earl McKee, 245-2130 <br /> Commissioner Renee Price, 245-2130 <br /> PURPOSE: To provide notice of the Board of County Commissioners' plans to hold a public <br /> hearing on April 15, 2014 on potential items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda <br /> package for the 2014 North Carolina General Assembly Session. <br /> BACKGROUND: Prior to adoption of its legislative agenda each year, the Board of County <br /> Commissioners conducts a public hearing to receive input from the public. This agenda item <br /> provides the opportunity for the Board of Commissioners to schedule a public hearing during its <br /> regular meeting on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services <br /> Center at 2501 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The purpose of the public <br /> hearing will be to receive public comments on potential items for inclusion in Orange County's <br /> legislative agenda package for the 2014 North Carolina General Assembly Session. <br /> The County's Legislative Issues Work Group, consisting of Commissioner Earl McKee, <br /> Commissioner Renee Price, and County staff, is reviewing items for possible inclusion in a <br /> recommended legislative package. Information on the proposed items will be provided to the <br /> BOCC and the public prior to the April 15 meeting. <br /> It should also be noted that the Clerk to the Board has scheduled a joint legislative breakfast for <br /> the BOCC and Orange County's legislative delegation for April 28, 2014. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Any funds necessary to provide the public notice are included in the <br /> Clerk to the Board's budget for the current year. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board direct the Clerk to the Board <br /> and the County Manager to publish a notice of the Board's intent to hold a public hearing during <br /> its regular meeting on April 15, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center at <br /> 2501 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill, North Carolina to receive public comments on potential <br /> items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda package for the 2014 North Carolina <br /> General Assembly Session. <br />