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<a name="_Hlk60925830"><b><span style="font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">NEWS RELEASE</span></b></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60925830"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60925830"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">BOCC Vice Chair Jacobs Votes to Approve 2021-2022 Legislative Goals for NC Counties</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60925830"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60925830"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Durham, N.C.
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk60925830"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">– </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Vice
Chair Wendy Jacobs recently represented Durham County as a voting delegate for the 2021 North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Legislative Goals Conference. During the virtual conference, county delegates across North Carolina came together
to participate in a series of voting sessions to develop NCACC’s legislative agenda, which will guide county advocacy efforts at the state and federal levels of government. The full list of approved goals is available
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://indd.adobe.com/view/73c5019b-c97d-44c0-bc7b-ae290db9075b"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Vice Chair Jacobs said, “Durham County Government and the Durham County Board of Commissioners continued to
play a leadership role in the Legislative Goals process. Many of the goals we put forward and advocated for were adopted and approved by the full body at the conference”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Delegates finalized a slate of dozens of goals including longstanding priorities on expanding broadband access,
funding for public school facilities, and efforts to preserve and expand local revenue for counties. Counties also voted to support new goals to address challenges that emerged as a result of the pandemic, including food insecurity. Counties adopted a new
goal to support food supply chain initiatives and funding for North Carolina food banks as well as other equipment, supplies, and other nonrecurring expenses. This goal will further NCACC President Ronnie Smith’s yearlong
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.ncacc.org/825/Food-System-Resiliency"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Resilience Initiative</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
to strengthen North Carolina’s food ecosystem. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Several Durham County proposed goals were included in the final goals package including:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Seek legislation to create a blue-ribbon panel of expert educators to study,
develop and implement critical mediation programs to help NC students recover from the education slide resulting from the COVID related transition to virtual learning.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Seek legislation to increase the amount paid to county jails by the state to
the full cost reimbursement for housing sentenced inmates.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Seek legislation for improved funding resources for transit and transportation.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Seek additional state funding to NC food banks to support their outreach to reduce
food insecurities.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The conference also featured remarks by Governor Roy Cooper, North Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore Phil
Berger, and North Carolina Speaker of the House, Tim Moore. Governor Cooper committed to supporting county needs related to vaccine distribution and announced that the state will begin vaccinating individuals 65 and older. He called for robust investments
in broadband and other vital infrastructure and emphasized the importance of addressing gaps in healthcare coverage, especially in light of the pandemic. Cooper also discussed the state’s progress in implementing disaster recovery programs including the Community
Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery and Hazard Mitigation programs. Senator Berger expressed interest in hearing county priorities, including issues related to authority for local taxes. He also acknowledged the challenges counties are facing as a
result of the pandemic and its economic impact. Speaker Moore pledged to continue to work for robust school capital funding and said the North Carolina House of Representatives is working to distribute more funding to local government and small businesses
to address COVID-19 challenges. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The Legislative Goals Conference is the final step in comprehensive, grassroots
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.ncacc.org/DocumentCenter/View/5011/Tab-7-LegislativeGoalsFlowchart_200226"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">process</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">,
which began in July. Every county is invited to submit proposals, which are approved by their Board of County Commissioners. This year, NCACC received hundreds of goal proposals, which were initially reviewed and vetted by NCACC’s seven
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.ncacc.org/150/Steering-Committees"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Steering Committees</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">.
Then, the Legislative Goals Committee reviewed and refined the goals and recommended the package to the NCACC Board of Directors. In December, the Board approved the goals package for consideration by voting delegates at the Legislative Goals Conference.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) is a bipartisan organization, which represents the official voice of all 100 counties on issues considered by the General Assembly, Congress, and federal and state agencies. The Association provides
expertise to counties in the areas of advocacy, research, risk management and education and leadership training.</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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