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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 9, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 4 <br />SUBJECT: Orange County's Legislative Agenda for 2000 _ . _ _ . _ <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />John Link, ext 2300 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />.Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 9fi8-0~501 <br />Durham fi88-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE; To discuss potential items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda <br />package far the 2000 North Carolina General Assembly Session. <br />BACKGROUND: The 2000 North Carolina General Assembly Session begins on May 8, 2000. <br />This is planned to be a "short session" of the Legislature. The BOCC has expressed a desire to <br />formulate a legislative package to pursue for the 2000 North Carolina General Assembly <br />Session. The Board has previously discussed and approved a coordinated plan for making <br />direct contact with legislators and legislative committees and becoming more actively involved <br />in the legislative process in support of Orange County's legislative package. At the Board's May <br />3, 2000 regular meeting, a draft preliminary list of potential legislative items as developed by <br />Commissioner Halkiotis, Commissioner Jacobs, and staff was distributed and very briefly <br />discussed. Members of the Board also recently met with Orange County's legislative delegation <br />to discuss various legislative items. The Board now needs to further discuss potential <br />legislative items and approve items for public hearing at the Board's May 16, 2000 regular . <br />meeting. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None at this time. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board proceed as it desires. <br />