Agenda - 09-20-2016 - 7-a - Orange County’s Recommendations Regarding Goals for Inclusion in the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners’ (NCACC) 2017-18 Legislative Goals Package

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7 RES-2016-058 Attachment 2 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Resolution Detailing Orange County's Recommendations Regarding Goals for Inclusion in the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners' (NCACC) 2017-2018 Legislative Goals Package WHEREAS, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) organizes a process every two years to develop a legislative goals package; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the package is to develop a consensus of broad support on legislative goals and issues for matters affecting North Carolina counties that may be addressed during the upcoming North Carolina General Assembly sessions during next two calendar years; and WHEREAS, the goals and issues included in NCACC package, with their broad support, guide and strengthen NCACC representatives and staff as they converse with individual legislators and committees on legislative matters; and WHEREAS, NCACC has begun the process to develop its 2017-2018 Legislative Goals Package and Orange County and all other North Carolina counties have been asked to submit proposed legislative goals by September 23, 2016 for consideration for inclusion in the 2017-2018 Legislative Goals Package; and WHEREAS, Orange County believes there are many issues of importance to all North Carolina counties that should be included as goals in NCACC's 2017-2018 Legislative Goals Package; NOW THEREFORE we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby recommend that NCACC include the following goals in the NCACC 2017-2018 Legislative Goals Package: 1) Broadband — Support legislation, funding, and other efforts to expand broadband capability to the un-served and under-served areas of the State to enhance quality of life as well as expand opportunities for jobs creation, small business development, and growth in farm enterprises. Oppose legislation limiting local governments' efforts to provide broadband and supports legislation and regulations that would preserve local option and authority where needed to deploy community broadband systems and ensure community access to critical broadband services;