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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 3, 2015 Action Agenda Item No. 5 -d SUBJECT: Orange County's Proposed 2015 Legislative Agenda DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes ATTACHMENT(S): 1) Public Hearing Notice UNDER SEPARATE COVER 2) Proposed Orange County 2015 Legislative Matters Resolution on Statewide Issues with Exhibits 3) NCACC 2015 -16 Adopted Legislative Goals INFORMATION CONTACT: Commissioner Bernadette Pelissier, 245- 2130 Commissioner Renee Price, 245 -2130 Greg Wilder, County Manager's Office, 919- 245 -2300 PURPOSE: To: 1) Conduct a public hearing on Orange County's potential legislative items for the 2015 North Carolina General Assembly Session; 2) Close the public hearing and review and discuss the Legislative Issues Work Group's (LIWG) proposed 2015 legislative package and any other potential items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda package for the 2015 North Carolina General Assembly Session; 3) Consider approval of one proposed legislative matters resolution on Statewide Issues; and 4) Consider identifying three to five specific items from the entire package to highlight for priority discussion at the March 23, 2015 meeting with Orange County's legislative delegation. BACKGROUND: The North Carolina General Assembly convened on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. In past years the Board of Commissioners has appointed two Commissioners to serve on a Legislative Issues Work Group (LIWG) to work with staff to develop a proposed legislative package for the County. Based on the work of the LIWG, the BOCC has then reviewed and approved packages of legislative items to pursue for the respective North Carolina General Assembly sessions. Commissioners Bernadette Pelissier and Renee Price are serving on the 2015 LIWG and have worked with staff on the proposed 2015 legislative package which is attached.