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DRAFT 6 <br />Revisions to Bills: As the General Assembly session progresses and <br />committees review items proposed by or of interest to Orange County; <br />revisions to the language/content of bills maybe proposed to account for <br />discussion and new information. These changes could be proposed by <br />members of the legislature, by other counties, or by other entities with an <br />interest in the same legislative matters as Orange County. The Assistant to <br />the Manager will maintain oversight of this activity. As amendments are <br />proposed, the Assistant to the Manager will distribute copies of them to <br />Board members as well as the County, Manager and County Attorney. <br />Standard operating procedure will be that any position Orange County takes <br />regarding a bill amendment will require approval of the Board prior to any <br />representative of Orange_ County expressing a position on the amendment or <br />revised bill. <br />Circumstances may arise where a Board member (or members) or county <br />staff recognize 1) a need to amend an Orange County legislative initiative or <br />2) a need to vary Orange County's position on a proposal from another <br />entity. In situations such as this, standard operating procedure will be that <br />those participants proposing the change should formulate and distribute the <br />proposed revision in written form to all participants and any other interested <br />parties. The Board will then review the revision and determine whether or <br />not to approve the amendment or revised position. <br />Legislative Actions: As the General Assembly session.progresses,,items <br />proposed by or of interest to Orange County will be approved, disapproved, <br />or, redirected by legislative committees or by the two bodies of the <br />Legislature. The Assistant to the Manager will maintain oversight of these <br />actions and inform participants of them as they occur. <br />Individual Conversations,: Part of the process of advancing Orange County's <br />legislative agenda will involve members of the Board as well as other <br />participants having individual conversations with specific legislators, small <br />groups of legislators, or with the General Assembly's legislative staff. <br />These conversations will certainly have a bearing on the success of Orange <br />County's legislative agenda as well as on the efforts and strategies of all <br />participants. promoting the County's initiatives. With this in mind, all <br />participants should make substantial effort to share information from their <br />individual conversations with the other participants. This will not only, <br />