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3 <br /> 1 recommendation is for teachers to stay out for 5 days if they develop COVID. She said she <br /> 2 thinks that will impact schools where they may not want to jump in line behind the <br /> 3 recommendations and may need to make their own decisions. <br /> 4 Chair Price said the Emergency Management Partnership includes a few elected <br /> 5 officials as well as folks from Emergency Services and Emergency Management, as well as <br /> 6 UNC Health. She said their decisions are based on recommendations from those experts. She <br /> 7 said that Todd McGee has started the County's Government Academy and encouraged people <br /> 8 to participate and learn more about how to get involved with the county through advisory <br /> 9 boards. She said she attended the launch of the Summer Careers Academy, funded by the <br /> 10 Board, and open to young people aged 16-24. She said that it teaches skills, trades, and allows <br /> 11 them to apprentice and then move onto jobs. She said there is a focus on people coming from <br /> 12 low wealth families, refugee families, and BIPOC communities. She congratulated the Economic <br /> 13 Development Department for Thermo-Fischer Scientific, located in Orange County, being <br /> 14 recognized as the 2nd largest fourth quarter 2021 project by investment. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> 17 None. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 5. Public Hearings <br /> 20 None. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 6. Regular Agenda <br /> 23 a. Orange County's Proposed 2022 Legislative Agenda <br /> 24 The Board reviewed and discussed the Legislative Issues Work Group's (LIWG) proposed 2022 <br /> 25 legislative package and any other potential items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative <br /> 26 agenda package for the 2022 North Carolina General Assembly Session; considered approval <br /> 27 of the 2022 Orange County Priority Legislative Issues document for submittal to Orange <br /> 28 County's legislative delegation; and considered approval of the 2022 Orange County Legislative <br /> 29 Interests document to also be shared with Orange County's legislative delegation. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 BACKGROUND: In preparation for each North Carolina General Assembly session, the Board <br /> 32 of Commissioners has historically appointed two members to work with staff on a Legislative <br /> 33 Issues Work Group (LIWG) to develop a proposed legislative package for the County. Based <br /> 34 on the work of the LIWG, the BOCC has then reviewed and approved packages of legislative <br /> 35 items to present to Orange County's legislative delegation. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Commissioners Renee Price and Anna Richards are serving on the 2022 LIWG and have <br /> 38 worked with staff on the proposed 2022 legislative package, which consists of the two attached <br /> 39 documents, in preparation for the Board's March 21, 2022 Legislative Breakfast meeting with <br /> 40 Orange County's legislative delegation. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 As the LIWG considered its approach for this year, the Group (similar to last year) decided to <br /> 43 identify a set of Legislative Priorities and a broader set of Legislative Interests. The Group <br /> 44 ultimately identified five (5) Legislative Priorities, acknowledging that the full Board of <br /> 45 Commissioners may consider modifying the list, exchanging one item for another item, other <br /> 46 potential revisions, etc. Attachment 1 is the draft list of five (5) recommended 2022 Orange <br /> 47 County Priority Legislative Issues from the LIWG. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 While the LIWG wanted to focus on the five (5) Priorities in Attachment 1, it also decided that <br /> 50 the county should express its positions on other topics. Attachment 2 is a draft broader listing of <br />