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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 22, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-e <br /> SUBJECT: Notice of Public Hearing on Orange County's 2016 Legislative Agenda <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Commissioner Penny Rich, 245-2130 <br /> Commissioner Mia Burroughs, 245-2130 <br /> Greg Wilder, County Manager's Office, <br /> 245-2300 <br /> PURPOSE: To provide notice of the Board of County Commissioners' plans to hold a public <br /> hearing on April 5, 2016 on potential items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda <br /> package for the 2016 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 5, 2016 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 2016 North Carolina General Assembly Session. <br /> The County's Legislative Issues Work Group, consisting of Commissioner Penny Rich, <br /> Commissioner Mia Burroughs, 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 5 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 18, 2016. <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 /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Social Justice Goal impact associated with providing <br /> notice of the public hearing. <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, April 5, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Richard Whitted Meeting <br /> Facility, located at 300 West Tryon Street in Hillsborough, North Carolina, to receive public <br /> comments on potential items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda package for <br /> the 2016 North Carolina General Assembly Session. <br />