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RES-2022-042 3 <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 /> 2023-2024 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 2023-2024 Legislative <br /> Goals Package and requested Orange County and all other North Carolina <br /> counties submit proposed legislative goals by September 12, 2022 for <br /> consideration for inclusion in the 2023-2024 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 2023-2024 <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 2023-2024 <br /> Legislative Goals Package: <br /> 1) Mental Health & Behavioral Health Services — Seek legislation to <br /> develop and fund mental health and behavioral health facilities and <br /> services at the state and local level that: <br /> • ensure adequate State-funded mental health, developmental <br /> disability and substance use disorder services and facilities <br /> are available, accessible and affordable to all residents; <br /> • include dedicated resources for community para-medicine <br /> projects and enhanced mobile crisis response; <br /> • support Medicaid reimbursement to EMS for behavioral health <br /> transport to crisis centers; <br /> • reduce the number of people with mental health issues in <br /> county detention centers; <br /> • ensure that state resources fund service provision costs, <br /> inclusive of crisis intervention and treatment; and <br />