Title
Vote on a request to identify legislative goals to submit to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) for consideration at the Legislative Goals Conference in November 2022.
Abstract
The NCACC requests counties submit their top legislative goals for 2023-2024 by September 12, 2022.
The Board of Commissioners needs to discuss the current goals of the NCACC, its own local goals, and possible new goals to submit for consideration at the Legislative Goals Conference.
The NCACC approved Five Priority Goals for 2021-2022:
1. Seek legislation, funding, and other efforts to expand digital infrastructure/broadband capability to the unserved and under-served areas and residents of the state.
2. Seek additional revenue sources, including a statewide bond referendum and expanded lottery proceeds, and changes to the Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund, to equitably address statewide public school and community college capital challenges. Revisions to the Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund that will allow more equitable access to counties to take advantage of the funds include:
a. Allowing Needs-Based Public School Capital Funds to be used for renovations and improvements in addition to new construction.
b. Reducing or eliminating local match requirements for Tier 1 and Tier 2 counties.
c. Eliminate the five-year prohibition of receiving funds from the Public School Building Capital Fund if a county receives a grant from the Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund by repealing G.S. 115C-546.2(f).
3. Support legislation to allow counties to include specific language on the ballot referendum designating how the proposed quarter-cent local sales tax levy will be spent.
4. Increase state funding and support legislation for behavioral health services and facilities, including dedicated resources for community paramedicine projects; inpatient crisis beds; substance use disorders; specialty courts; individuals with mental health issues in county...
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