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A Resolution Setting the Date for the 2016 Legislative Breakfast and Discussion of Legislative Issues for the 2017 Session of the General Assembly
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to request that the Board of Aldermen set the date for the 2016 Legislative Breakfast and to facilitate a discussion of legislative issues to present to our local delegation at the breakfast. The delegation may be able to pursue some of the issues presented during the upcoming session of the NC General Assembly.
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DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
CONTACT INFORMATION: Cathy Wilson
INFORMATION: The 2017 Regular Session of the General Assembly will convene on Wednesday, January 11, 2017.
Staff contacted the legislative delegation to determine possible dates for the 2016 legislative breakfast. The following date has been recommended: Wednesday, December 21, 2016. As in the past, the breakfast will take place at Town Hall and begin at 7:30 a.m.
In previous years, the Board of Aldermen has developed a package of legislative issues to discuss with the delegation. Occasionally, this package has included a piece of local legislation that the Board of Aldermen would like to get passed.
FISCAL & STAFF IMPACT: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:r Town staff recommends that the Board approve the resolution setting a date for the 2016 Legislative Breakfast and discuss the resolution establishing a list of legislative issues/priorities to discuss with our local delegation and, where appropriate, to propose local legislation in the upcoming session of the General Assembly.