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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 6, 2001 <br />Action Agen a <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Public Hearing on Orange County's 2001 Legislative Agenda <br />DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Public Hearing Notice <br />Draft Resolutions and Bills (To be <br />Provided Under Separate Cover by <br />Staff and the County Attorney by <br />Monday, March 5, 2001) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Commissioner Steve Halkiotis <br />Commissioner Barry Jacobs <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968.4501 <br />Durham 6$$-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To hold a public hearing on potential items for inclusion in Orange County's <br />legislative agenda package for the 2001 North Carolina General Assembly Session and to <br />consider approval of draft resolutions and proposed bills fvr presentation to Orange County's <br />legislative delegation. <br />BACKGROUND: The BOCC has expressed a desire to formulate a legislative package to <br />pursue for the 2001 North Carolina General Assembly Session which began on January 24, <br />2001. A list of potential legislative items was initially developed by the Legislative Issues Task <br />Force and was previously provided to the BOCC. Those items have been further reviewed and <br />refined by the Task Force and compiled into draft resolutions and proposed bills for Board <br />review. <br />Members of the Board are scheduled to meet with Orange County's legislative delegation to <br />discuss various legislative items an March 12, 2001. The Board needs to hold the public <br />hearing on the potential legislative items in preparation for presenting its proposals to the <br />delegation for consideration during the 2001 General Assembly Session. <br />After the public hearing, the Board will need to review and consider approval as necessary of <br />the resolutions, proposed bills, and other materials as developed by staff and the County <br />Attorney (provided via separate cover). This will allow those items to be delivered in final form <br />to Orange County's legislative delegation and to the bill drafting division of the General <br />Assembly. The local bill introduction deadline is March 14, 2001 and the public bill introduction <br />deadline is March 28, 2001. <br />