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RES -2022 - 042 <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 />