Agenda 03-01-22; 6-a - Orange County's Proposed 2022 Legislative Agenda

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2 of 2022 Orange County Legislative Interests. It includes issues the Board has submitted in past years to the County's legislative delegation, with some updates as necessary. The Board will need to discuss and consider Attachments 1 and 2 as provided by the LIWG. The work of the Legislative Issues Work Group to this point is based on the current information available for the 2022 General Assembly Session. The issues addressed by the Group may evolve and change over the session and require additional attention by the Group and Board of Commissioners. New issues may also arise necessitating additional review. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with reviewing and approving Orange County's Proposed 2022 Legislative Agenda. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated with reviewing and approving Orange County's Proposed 2022 Legislative Agenda. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal impact associated with this item. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board: 1) review and discuss the Legislative Issues Work Group's (LIWG) proposed 2022 legislative package and any other potential items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda package for the 2022 North Carolina General Assembly Session; 2) Consider approval of the 2022 Orange County Priority Legislative Issues document for submittal to Orange County's legislative delegation; and 3) Consider approval of the 2022 Orange County Legislative Interests document to also be shared with Orange County's legislative delegation. Pending action by the Board, staff will work with the Chair to draft a cover letter to be included with Attachments 1 and 2 to be provided to Orange County's legislative delegation in preparation for the March 21, 2022 Legislative Breakfast.