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8 <br /> <br />a. Orange County’s Recommendations Regarding Goals for Inclusion in the North <br />Carolina Association of County Commissioners’ (NCACC) 2019-2020 Legislative <br />Goals Package <br />The Board considered approving a Resolution Detailing Orange County’s <br />Recommendations Regarding Goals for Inclusion in the North Carolina Association of County <br />Commissioners’ (NCACC) 2019-2020 Legislative Goals Package; and authorize the Chair to <br />sign. <br />Greg Wilder, County Manager’s office, presented the following information: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Every two years, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) organizes <br />a process to develop a legislative goals package. The purpose of the package is to develop a <br />consensus of broad support on legislative goals and issues for matters affecting North Carolina <br />counties that may be addressed by the North Carolina General Assembly during the next two <br />calendar years. The goals and issues included in the package, with their broad support, guide <br />and strengthen NCACC representatives and staff as they converse with individual legislators <br />and committees on legislative matters. <br /> <br />NCACC began the process to develop its 2019-2020 Legislative Goals Package in July 2018. <br />North Carolina counties have been asked to submit proposed legislative goals for consideration <br />for inclusion in the package by a September 21, 2018 submittal deadline. <br /> <br />The County’s Legislative Issues Work Group (LIWG), including Commissioners Mark Dorosin <br />and Penny Rich, County Attorney John Roberts, and County Manager’s Office staff, has <br />recently met. The LIWG developed a draft resolution for Board consideration that outlines <br />several proposed legislative goals for inclusion in NCACC’s 2019-2020 package. The LIWG’s <br />draft resolution is provided at Attachment 1. The content of the draft resolution substantially <br />duplicates Orange County’s 2018 Resolution Regarding Legislative Matters (Statewide Matters). <br />That Resolution was approved by the Board on June 5, 2018 and presented to Orange County’s <br />Legislative Delegation for the 2018 General Assembly Session. The Board will likely want to <br />discuss the draft resolution and possibly add to, delete from, and/or revise the language of the <br />proposed goals included in the draft. <br /> <br />Greg Wilder said there are two items at the Commissioners’ places that are part of the <br />abstract. <br />Commissioner Rich said these items are not in order of priority, and the Board is <br />permitted to send in as many goals as it would like. <br />Commissioner Burroughs said these are equally weighted, but she would ask that the <br />non-partisan redistricting process for elections item be moved to #1 (it is currently #45). <br />Commissioner Marcoplos agreed. <br />Commissioner Price said #46 is similar to #42, and she thought Chair Dorosin wanted to <br />combine these two. She said the only difference seems to be that #46 indicates reducing the <br />pressure of cash bail, while she would hope to eliminate it. <br />Commissioner Price said the two seem similar, but the goal is the same. She said her <br />concern is that #42 goes towards replacing money bail, while #46 calls for a judge to consider a <br />person’s financial situation when setting bail. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said #42 better represents what the Board wants, and if the <br />trademark could be left out, then #46 would be subsumed in that. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said saluted Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) for #43, as <br />it is a more humane approach.