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REVISED DRAFT the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, other counties, and other entities will also be reviewed at this time. The overall goals of these meetings are to finalize Orange County's 20001egislative initiatives and to determine Orange County's positions/roles regarding legislative proposals, as known, by other entities. The Board, County Manager, and County Attorney will prepare the final legislative package and provide all participants with a copy of the package. An explanation of each provision within the package should also occur. This will help establish a basis for all future actions and communication. Telephone, E-mail. & Facsimiles: An important component of Orange County's legislative success will be the use of immediate communication tools to provide everyone with an update on the status of bills, committee meeting times, the contents of individual conversations, revisions proposed by other parties to Orange County's legislative initiatives, and all of the other sharing of information that will be necessary. To that end, all participants should plan to utilize telephone, a-mail, and facsimile communication to share information with other participants. If facsimile or e-mail is used, participants may need to make some effort to verify receipt by the other participants. All participants should make concerted efforts to check their fax machines and a-mails regularly, especially during the legislative "crunch" rimes when the Legislature and its- committees are acting swiftly and without much lead-time. Status Reports and Updates: All participants, including various county department heads whose functions will be affected by proposed legislation being considered by the General Assembly, should provide all other participants with status reports and updates of the impacts of the proposed legislation as well as their activities in regard to legislation. This should occur at both established times as well as when circumstances dictate. The form and content of these reports and updates are at the discretion of each participant. However, written reports would likely provide the best means of sharing information, and participants should realize that Orange County's legislative efforts will be vastly improved if all participants have as much access to information and background as possible. North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Publications: At the beginning of the 2000 Legislative Session as well as throughout the session to adjournment, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners will be following the activities of the Legislature and its various committees. 9