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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 24, 2000 Action Agenda Item No. 1 SUBJECT: Legislative Initiative Process DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Revised Draft -Orange County's Plan for an Effective Legislative and Lobbying Campaign for the 2000 North Carolina INFORMATION CONTACT: John Link, ext 2300 General Assembly Session TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Draft Calendar Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Message Madness 2000 Information Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To discuss Orange County's overall legislative plan for the 2000 North Carolina General Assembly Session including review of 1999 legislative activities and discussion of an effective legislation support campaign for 2000. BACKGROUND: The 2000 North Carolina General Assembly Session begins on May 8, 2000. This is planned to be a "short session" of the Legislature. The BOCC has expressed a desire to formulate a legislative package to pursue for the 2000 North Carolina General Assembly Session. The Board has also discussed becoming more actively involved in the legislative process in support of Orange County's legislative package through the development of a coordinated plan for making direct contact with legislators and legislative-committees. This coordination effort would also be utilized, as appropriate, to support proposals by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, other counties, and other entities. Activities to counteract legislative proposals which would harm Orange County or North Carolina counties in general may also occur. The Board has also voiced an interest in reviewing Orange County's legislative activities from 1999. Staff previously provided a draft proposal concerning the BOCC's efforts relative to a coordinated legislative effort for the 2000 General Assembly Session. That proposal was discussed at the Board's April 11, 2000 work session and has been revised based on Board comments. The "time considerations" language has been deleted, and a few other minor revisions are included based on Board comments and further staff review. They are shown in bold. A revised draft is attached. Information regarding the County's 1999 legislative activities as well as the legislative areas available for consideration during the "short session" have been previously provided by the County Attorney. The revised proposal, the 1999 review, and the „• short session information should provide the BOCC with a basis to develop a 2000 legislative package and a coordinated plan to support the County's legislative initiatives.