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r N O R "f H �y A R O J. I N A ASSOCJATlON OP C.OUN I C,ONIi- JISSJONERS Memorandum To: County Commissioners, County Managers, County Attorneys, County Clerks to the Board From: David F. Thompson, Executive Director Kevin Leonard, Government Relations Director Date: December 21, 2010 Subject: Proposed Legislative Goals and Association Policy Statements Now is the time for each county to vote to determine counties' 2011 -12 legislative agenda at the NCACC's biennial Legislative Goals Conference, which will be held January 20 -21, 2011, at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Research Triangle Park. Enclosed are copies of Association Policy Statements and proposed legislative goals. Both sets of documents will be considered at the Association's 2011 Legislative Goals Conference. Each of the goals in this packet will be presented to the Association membership for consideration. This package of proposed goals represents the collective work of more than 300 County Commissioners, county staff and NCACC staff. More than 200 goals were submitted by counties and affiliate groups during the summer. Over the past five months, the NCACC's seven steering committees, the Legislative Goals Committee — co- chaired by Catawba County County Chair Kitty Barnes of Catawba County and Chatham County Commissioner Mike Cross — and the NCACC Board of Directors reviewed and debated these proposals. The product of that effort is the 53 approved goals listed in this document. This packet is provided in advance of the conference so that county commissioners have an opportunity to review, both individually and collectively as a Board of Commissioners, these proposals. The goals are arranged by steering committee subject matter. In addition, the top three priority goals for each steering committee, as determined by the NCACC Board of Directors, are listed at the top of each report. The Board of Directors also ranked the top five overall goals. At the conference, counties will be able to offer amendments to these goals. If you need additional background information about any of these goals, please feel free to contact NCACC staff. In recognition of newly elected commissioners, proposals can be offered in advance of or on -site at the Legislative Goals Conference. For a proposal to be considered at the Legislative Goals Conference, it must be approved by your full Board of Commissioners, and the county's official voting delegate must fill out and turn in the enclosed "Legislative Goals Proposal Form" and a copy of the proposal to the Registration Desk by I p.m. on Jan. 20, the first day of the conference. Goals may be submitted in advance to the address included on the form. Any county submitting a new proposal will be asked to explain the goal to the Screening Committee, which will meet Thursday, Jan. 20, at 5 p.m., immediately after the first day's voting session ends. if the screening committee approves the goal, it will be presented to the membership during the voting session on Friday, Jan. 21, where it will need 50 percent of votes to pass. If you have any questions, please call Kevin Leonard at (919) 715 -4369. 0 215 N. Dawson Street, Raleigh NC 27603 • Phone: (919) 715 -2893 ♦ Fax: (919) 733 -1065 ♦ www.ncaec.arg