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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 17, 2015 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 6 -e <br />SUBJECT: Notice of Public Hearing on Orange County's 2015 Legislative Agenda <br />DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Commissioner Bernadette Pelissier, 245- <br />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 March 3, 2015 on potential items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda <br />package for the 2015 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, March 3, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Meeting Facility at 300 <br />West Tryon Street in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The purpose of the public hearing will be to <br />receive public comments on potential items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda <br />package for the 2015 North Carolina General Assembly Session. <br />The County's Legislative Issues Work Group, consisting of Commissioner Bernadette Pelissier, <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 March 3 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 March 23, 2015. <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 Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Meeting Facility, <br />located at 300 West Tryon Street in Hillsborough, North Carolina, to receive public comments <br />on potential items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda package for the 2015 <br />North Carolina General Assembly Session. <br />