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DRAFT <br />determine whether or not to approve the amendment or revised position. <br />However, in some instances, time considerations; the issue in question, the <br />legislative process, or other factors may not allow consultation with the <br />entire Board to determine Orange County's position on a revision proposed <br />by a Board member (or members) or by another participant. Tn such cases, <br />the participant proposing the revision should contact the Chair for advice <br />and direction. The participant and the Chair should review the matter, the <br />time constraints, and other factors to determine if time is of the essence and <br />if a substantive, immediate change is necessary. If a revision or new <br />position is warranted, the participant and Chair should be guided in <br />formulating that position by the previous decisions and discussions of the <br />entire Board of Commissioners. The participant and the Chair should inform <br />all other participants in writing of their actions within two business days, and <br />the full Board should discuss the matter at its next appropriate meeting. <br />Legislative Actions: As the General Assembly session progresses, items <br />proposed by or of interest to Orange County will be approved, disapproved, <br />or redirected by legislative committees or by the two bodies of the <br />Legislature. The Assistant to the Manager will maintain.oversight of these <br />actions and inform participants of them as they occur. <br />Individual Conversations: Part of the process of advancing Orange County's <br />legislative agenda will involve members of the Board as well as other <br />participants having individual conversations with specific legislators, small <br />groups of legislators, or with the General Assembly's legislative staff. <br />These conversations will certainly have a bearing on the success of Orange <br />County's legislative agenda as well as on the efforts and strategies of all <br />participants promoting the county's initiatives. With this in mind, all <br />participants should make substantial effort to share information from their <br />individual conversations with the other participants. This will not only <br />provide all participants with relevant and complete information, but will also <br />allow everyone to focus their efforts accordingly on the issue in question. <br />