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PROPOSED Attachment 1 4 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> 2026 PRIORITY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES <br /> Alignment between North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) <br /> 2025-2026 Legislative Advocacy Goals and Orange County's Strategic Plan FY 2025-2029 <br /> TOP 5 PRIORITY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES <br /> AGRICULTURE (NCACC Legislative Advocacy Goal Category) <br /> • GOAL — Seek legislation to protect and expand farmland preservation programs. <br /> GENERAL GOVERNMENT (NCACC Legislative Advocacy Goal Category) <br /> • GOAL — Seek legislation to increase funding for preserving and repairing existing <br /> affordable housing. <br /> HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (NCACC Legislative Advocacy Goal Category) <br /> • GOAL — Seek legislation to expand behavioral health treatment resources and crisis <br /> system capacity. <br /> JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY (NCACC Legislative Advocacy Goal Category) <br /> • GOAL— Seek legislation expanding state funding for essential medical, mental health, <br /> substance use, and social services for people incarcerated in local detention facilities. <br /> TAX AND FINANCE (NCACC Legislative Advocacy Goal Category) <br /> • GOAL — Support legislation that preserves County funding and taxing authority and <br /> instead funds potential expanded exemptions through the state budget. <br />