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27 <br /> 1 over the next 10 years. He said for a family of four, the impact is $10,000 per family over the next <br /> 2 ten years, and they really need to make sure that they get this right. <br /> 3 Chair Bedford said she agrees with moving forward with a program manager and wants <br /> 4 more information and detail from school districts. <br /> 5 Travis Myren said the next step would be to authorize the Manager to move forward with <br /> 6 ILA discussions with the school districts. <br /> 7 Vice-Chair Hamilton said she agrees with starting the ILA process and that it will be an <br /> 8 iterative process. She said there will be discussions and feedback. She said they can see if this <br /> 9 works but they have to get started because time is money. <br /> 10 Chair Bedford asked Travis Myren to check with surrounding districts and communities for <br /> 11 references and what feedback they might have. <br /> 12 Travis Myren said they have already started that. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 b. Orange County's Proposed 2025 Priority Legislative Issues <br /> 15 The Board reviewed and discussed the proposed Orange County 2025 Priority Legislative Issues <br /> 16 as developed by the Legislative Issues Work Group (LIWG) and any other potential items for <br /> 17 inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda package for the 2025 North Carolina General <br /> 18 Assembly Session and approved the Orange County 2025 Priority Legislative Issues document <br /> 19 for submittal to Orange County's legislative delegation. <br /> 20 BACKGROUND: Orange County's Legislative Breakfast with Orange County's legislative <br /> 21 delegation, in conjunction with the 2025 North Carolina General Assembly session, is scheduled <br /> 22 for February 27, 2025. The Board of Commissioners has historically approved a set of legislative <br /> 23 issues each year for presentation to/discussion with the delegation. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 The Board historically has appointed two members to work with staff on a Legislative Issues Work <br /> 26 Group (LIWG)to develop a proposed legislative document. Based on the work of the LIWG, the <br /> 27 BOCC has then reviewed and approved a package of legislative items to present to Orange <br /> 28 County's legislative delegation. Commissioners Amy Fowler and Jean Hamilton are serving on <br /> 29 the 2025 LIWG and have worked with staff on the attached 2025 legislative package. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 As the LIWG considered its approach for this year, the Group (similar to recent years) decided <br /> 32 to identify a short list of Legislative Priority Issues. The Group ultimately developed twelve <br /> 33 (12) Priority Issues, acknowledging that the full Board of Commissioners may consider modifying <br /> 34 the list, exchanging one item for another item, other potential revisions, etc. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 The LIWG also acknowledged Board members' previous comments on organizing the issues by <br /> 37 topic area similar to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) and <br /> 38 listing the topics in priority order: <br /> 39 <br /> 40 The Board will need to discuss the materials as provided by the LIWG. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 The work of the Legislative Issues Work Group to this point is based on the current information <br /> 43 available for the 2025 General Assembly Session. The issues addressed by the Group may <br /> 44 evolve and change over the session and require additional attention by the Group and Board of <br /> 45 Commissioners. New issues may also arise necessitating additional review. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Commissioner Fowler told the Board that there were no major changes from last year's <br /> 48 priorities. <br />