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Hssociallon believes that it is Incumbent upon the General Assembly to reexamine the lntergovemmerM Relaffonships ' i existing division of responsibility,keeping in mind: - } 1., The Constitutional guarantee of equal educational opportunities for the children of The Association believes strongly in maximum.iocal authority consistent with attainment I North Carolina; of statewide objedmes.To this end,we believe inflexibility of form,function and finance. 2. The limitations of county government revenue sources; 3. The impacts of changing technologies as these affect the concept of basiceducational The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners endorses the following basic needs and the jab market in the suture; and, governmental philosophy.(i) leave to private initiative ail the functions that citizens can 4.'That, if county governments are to remain responsible for school facility needs. Worm privately,(2)use the level of government closest to the community for all public. commissioners must have the authority to assure that funds appropriated to meet these -:. functions it can handle, (3) utilize cooperative Intergovernmental agreements where needs are used accordingly appropriate to attain economical performance and popular approval; and (4) reserve national action for residual participation where state and local governments are not fully- i Further;It' Association believes that county commissioners must be diligent in carrying adequate and for the continuing responsiblities that only the national government can out their financing responsibilities for school facilities.The changing nature of capital undertake.There Is a need for state and national leadership to develop programs for the financing arrangements will necessitate greater attention to long-range financial wise conservation and Utilization of our country's natural resources potential.Counties, 1 planning.School building needs must be considered in the context of all facilities which cities and towns should play an important role in such program development,with local j con^ iissioners are required to finance. administrative responsibility vested in general purpose local governments acting singly or collectively. Sound land use planning is a component of ordered development of our G arty Commissioners and Local School.t3oards state's resources;and state-local cooperation is necessary to promote land use planning. County governments,acting singly,collectively,or with cities and towns,should have the e Association urges continuing and close cooperation between boards Of major responsibility for land use-planning. An essential.part of comprehensive and commissioners and local boards of education.As local elected officials,commissioners balanced development planning is a transportation network safe for all citizens.This . } and local board members can 'be more effective by acting in unity.to promote should be of paramount concern to all levels of government In this state. improvements in public education,especially in the area of sufficient state financing for a duality basic education. Objectives pi.the Association , . County Government and State Policy The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners has traditionally maintained that Its lobbying efforts should not be utilized on behalf of individual counties seeking The Association will support efforts by state policy makers which, €n the view of county legislative remedy for problems not statewide in nature.The Association should direct its i commissioners, will lead to substantive improvements in the state supported basic lobbying efforts toward the support of sound legislation beneficial to the-administration of elementary and secondary education programs available to the children of North_ all counties'affafrs,and to the opposition of legislation Injurious to the counties as a body. Carolina.Further,the Association believes that state policy makers should recognize the potential impact which changes in the state supported education program will have on the . facility needs of local school systems. is