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215 N. Dawson St.
Raleigh, NC 27603

Albert Coates Local Government Center
Phone: (919) 715-2893
Fax: (919) 733-1065

Quorum Center
Phone: (919) 719-1100
Fax: (919) 719-1101

E-mail: ncacc@ncacc.org

Revenue proposals keep state budget at bay

House and Senate budget negotiators have agreed to the amount of a financing package that would result in $900 million in new taxes for the 2009-10 fiscal year and $1.3 billion for the 2010-11 fiscal year, but there doesn’t appear to be much agreement on a specific tax proposal.

NCACC First Vice President Joe Bryan welcomes Governor Beverly Perdue to the Albert Coates Local Government Center for a meeting of the Governor's Local Government Advisory Council on June 22. (Photo by Jason King)

Perdue meets with local government officials

Governor Beverly Perdue met with members of her Local Government Advisory Council on June 22 and touched on a variety of subjects, including the ongoing phase out the county Medicaid share and alternative revenues for counties.

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Tweet, tweet! We're on Twitter

The NCACC has joined the Twitter craze. Using the popular social networking message service, the NCACC (twitter.com/ncacc) is posting updates on legislation of interest to counties and county-specific developments on funding opportunities through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (federal stimulus). The frequent and timely updates make it easy for county officials to learn about the latest developments in these areas.

Revenue head seeks common ground for communications

Secretary Kenneth Lay says he would like to have regular meetings with county officials
As one of its initiatives, the NCACC strategic goals team charged with "enhancing the state-county relationship through effective communication and the development of a working partnership" is interviewing members of Governor Beverly Perdue's Cabinet and Council of State. In mid-May, team members sat down with Kenneth R. Lay, who was appointed Secretary of the Department of Revenue in January.

NCACC names legislative coordinator

The Association will welcome Kevin Leonard as its legislative coordinator on June 1. Leonard has been employed since April 2003 as senior government relations manager with Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, where his clients include YMCAs of North Carolina, the N.C. Association of Hearing Care Professionals, the Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund and the Urban Chambers of Commerce.

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Former commissioners bring experience to House

Former Wayne County Commissioner Efton Sager (Photo by Todd McGee)

When Efton Sager made the decision in early 2008 to give up his seat on the Wayne County Board of Commissioners so he could seek a seat in the N.C. House of Representatives, he jokingly told voters that he was "going to the house – one way or the other." Sager won his election, so instead of retiring to his home in Wayne County, he becomes one of three former county commissioners making the leap to the House this year, joining Pearl Burris-Floyd (Gaston County) and David Guice (Transylvania County).

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Counties looking for options

Cherokee County Commissioner Dana Jones casts a vote during the conference. (Photo by Jason King)

'Revenue options and protection' is priority goal for legislative biennium
County officials from across North Carolina convened in Raleigh on Jan. 15-16, adopting a priority goal of "Revenue Options and Protection" and 39 other legislative goals for the 2009-10 biennium. Roughly 275 county officials registered for the conference, and 90 counties were represented with voting delegates.

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Medicaid relief made simple

A year-by-year look at how the phaseout impacts counties
A new day dawned in North Carolina on Oct. 1. That was the first day that counties began to reap the benefits of the recently enacted state plan to phase out the county Medicaid share. The multi-faceted plan accomplishes what has been counties’ No. 1 legislative goal for many years – the removal of the onerous requirement that counties foot 15 percent of the state’s Medicaid services bill. The plan’s working parts are such that some county officials may be confused over exactly how the Medicaid relief plan will play out. Here, then, is a year-by-year look at the three-year phase down.

Legislative committee and commission schedules

Due to the sheer number of legislative committees and commissions, the Association cannot provide a comprehensive and updated listing of these events. County officials are encouraged to review the list of standing and interim committees and submit a request for e-mail notification of selected meetings via the N.C. General Assembly's Web site.

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  • Legislative session summaries: 2008 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003

    • NCACC Legislative Goals:

  • 2007-08: HTML | Word doc | PDF | Conference recap
  • 2005-06: HTML | PDF | PPT | Conference recap
  • 2003-04: Microsoft Word | PDF

    • Links of interest