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55 <br /> goals for consideration for inclusion in the package by a September 30, 2020 submittal <br /> deadline. The NCACC Legislative Goals Process Flowchart is provided at Attachment 1. <br /> The County's Legislative Issues Work Group (LIWG), including Commissioners Penny Rich and <br /> Mark Dorosin, County Attorney John Roberts, and County Manager's Office staff, has <br /> developed a draft resolution for Board consideration that outlines several proposed legislative <br /> goals for inclusion in NCACC's 2019-2020 package. The LIWG's draft resolution is provided <br /> at Attachment 2. The Board will likely want to discuss the draft resolution and possibly add to, <br /> delete from, and/or revise the language of the proposed goals included in the draft. <br /> A copy of NCACC's 2019-20 Legislative Goals document (Attachment 3) is noted for reference <br /> purposes and is only available electronically at https://www.ncacc.org/734/2019-2020- <br /> Legislative-Goals . These goals for the previous biennium may provide some insight on potential <br /> goals to propose to NCACC for 2021-2022. <br /> RES-2020-054 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Resolution Detailing Orange County's Recommendations <br /> Regarding Goals for Inclusion in the <br /> North Carolina Association of County Commissioners' (NCACC) <br /> 2021-2022 Legislative Goals Package <br /> WHEREAS, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) <br /> organizes a process every two years to adopt a legislative goals package <br /> representing the collective interests of North Carolina counties; and <br /> WHEREAS, the purpose of the process is to develop broad support for matters <br /> affecting counties that may be addressed by the North Carolina General <br /> Assembly during the upcoming legislative biennium; and <br /> WHEREAS, the goals and issues included in the NCACC package guide and <br /> strengthen NCACC representatives and staff as they converse with individual <br /> legislators and committees on legislative matters; and <br /> WHEREAS, NCACC has begun the process to develop its 2021-2022 Legislative <br /> Goals Package and requested Orange County and all other North Carolina <br /> counties to submit proposed legislative goals by September 30, 2020 for <br /> consideration for inclusion in the 2021-2022 Legislative Goals Package; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County believes there are many issues of importance to all <br /> North Carolina counties that should be included as goals in NCACC's 2021-2022 <br /> Legislative Goals Package; <br /> NOW THEREFORE we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby <br /> recommend that NCACC include the following goals in the NCACC 2021-2022 <br /> Legislative Goals Package: <br /> 1) Broadband/Digital Infrastructure — Support legislation, funding, and other efforts <br /> that provide counties with flexibility and opportunities to support options for increasing <br /> access to highspeed internet connectivity and expanding digital infrastructure/broadband <br /> capability to the un-served and underserved areas of the state. Access to high speed <br />