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<br />Attachment 3. <br />Charge to Orange County local Revenue Options Education Advisory Committee <br />May 6, 2008 Referendum <br />#: Become familiar with the history that led to the 2007 General Assembly granting counties <br />the authority to enact new local revenue options - either a .4% land transfer tax or an <br />additional'/4-cent sales tax <br />Become familiar with and understand the decision of the BOCC to direct the expenditure <br />of the proposed revenue <br />~- Become familiar with the impact that each of the new revenues will have on Orange <br />County residents and Orange County's revenue stream <br />~: Develop appropriate informational materials for the local revenue options <br />#~ Design and implement an educational component to distribute relevant factual <br />information about the local revenue options to Orange County voters in the most effective <br />and efficient manner possible <br />.,~ Design and implement a process for informational meetings with civic groups, business <br />organizations, non-profit agencies, neighborhood associations, and other interested <br />parties in the community <br />~I:. Ensure that equal access to factual information is provided to all individuals and groups, <br />regardless of their position for or against the referendum <br />Encourage all eligible voters to participate in the May 6, 2008 election - <br />