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<br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 5, 2018 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-d <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Orange County’s Proposed 2018 Legislative Agenda <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br /> <br />1) DRAFT 2018 Orange County Priority <br />Legislative Issues <br />2) DRAFT Resolution Regarding <br />Statewide Issues with Exhibits <br />3) DRAFT Resolution Regarding the <br />North Carolina Association of County <br />Commissioners 2018 Short Session <br />Priorities and Goals with Exhibit <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Commissioner Mark Dorosin, 245-2130 <br /> Commissioner Penny Rich, 245-2130 <br /> John Roberts, 245-2318 <br /> Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager’s <br />Office, 245-2300 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To: <br />1) review and discuss the Legislative Issues W ork Group’s (LIWG) proposed 2018 <br />legislative package and any other potential items for inclusion in Orange County’s <br />legislative agenda package for the 2018 North Carolina General Assembly Session; <br />2) Consider approval of one proposed legislative matters resolution on Statewide Issues; <br />3) Consider approval of one proposed legislative matters resolution on the North Carolina <br />Association of County Commissioners 2018 Short Session Priorities and Goals; and <br />4) Confirm five specific items from the entire package to highlight as priorities for Orange <br />County. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The 2018 North Carolina General Assembly “short session” convened on <br />May 15, 2018. The Board of Commissioners has historically appointed a Legislative Issues <br />Work Group (LIWG) to work with staff to develop a proposed legislative package for the County. <br />Based on the work of the LIWG, the BOCC then reviewed and approved packages of legislative <br />items to present to Orange County’s legislative delegation. <br /> <br />For 2018, and in contrast to past years, the Board of Commissioners invited the three members <br />of Orange County’s legislative delegation to the April 17, 2018 regular Board meeting to discuss <br />issues of concern to the Board of Commissioners and the legislative delegation. Board <br />members conversed with members of the delegation, and members of the public also had the <br />opportunity to comment. <br /> <br />Following the discussion, the Board provided direction to staff and Commissioners Mark <br />Dorosin and Penny Rich, as the 2018 Board appointees to the Legislative Issues Work Group, <br />to bring a 2018 legislative package back to the Board for approval. The LIWG members have <br />subsequently consulted with each other and all seven BOCC members and developed the <br />attached package consisting of the three attached documents. <br />1