General Government Steering Committee Meeting
Tuesday, June 9 — 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. [Wake County]
Steering committee attendance is open exclusively to NCACC members, including county commissioners and county staff who specialize in committee-related fields.
2025-2026 General Government Legislative Goals
- Seek legislation, funding and other efforts to expand digital infrastructure broadband capability to the unserved and underserved areas and residents of the state.
- [Top Legislative Priority Goal] Seek governmental funding to assist counties that have limited resources with construction of critical facilities.
- Seek legislation to authorize the electronic publication on the websites of the boards of county commissioners of public notices and advertisements that are ordinarily required to be published in the newspaper or posted on private property.
- Support legislation to increase the number of state-funded county Veteran Services Officers to at least one per county.
- Seek statutory flexibilities, funding and other resources to ensure continuity of county services and a robust recovery for counties impacted by Hurricane Helene and any other natural disasters.
- Seek legislation to provide recurring funding to state affordable housing programs, such as the Workforce Housing Loan program.
NCACC General Government Steering Committee Guiding Principles
- The state-county partnership is unique and critical to providing services to all county residents.
- The state should seek input from counties while developing rules and regulations that impact counties, particularly concerning property rights. Annexation decisions should take into account county land use plans and county’s right to self-determination while prioritizing partnerships between counties and municipalities.
- Local general-purpose governments are the building blocks for solving regional problems; regional approaches should be based on the need to strengthen and support local governments.
- Intergovernmental agreements should be used where appropriate to attain efficient performance, as determined by local elected officials.
- Encourage public-private partnerships when in the best interest of the citizens.
- Reserve federal action for those areas where state and local governments are not adequate and where continuing national involvement is necessary, e.g. national defense, provided resources are made available by the national government.
- All local government institutions should be engaged in developing and coordinating services to meet the needs of citizens. Counties will strive to maintain and enhance these partnerships.
- Programs and formulas used to distribute funding for county needs should recognize that one size does not fit all and should take into account the differing needs and character of both urban and rural counties.
Related Media
Interview with former North Carolina Department of Information Technology Secretary Eric Boyette, 2019
Steering Committee Membership List
The following committee appointments were confirmed the week of December 9, 2025. Appointments for the 2025-2026 committees will end July 31, 2026. Committee membership is open to all county commissioners. Check the NCACC Calendar for meeting details.
- 2025-2026 General Government Steering Committee
General Government
Commissioners Mike Forte (Brunswick; Steering Committee Chair), Tom Adams (Moore), Corey Ballance (Bertie), Mary Ellon Ballance (Dare), Royce Bennett (Onslow), Katie Cashion (Guilford), Jason Chappell (Transylvania), Marty Cooke (Brunswick), Tony Cozart (Granville), Robbie Davis (Nash), David Delaney (Chatham), Leroy Douglas (Hertford), Karen Howard (Chatham), Tom Keigher (Gaston), Sean Lavin (Pasquotank), Jonathan Meads (Pasquotank), Ed O’Neal (Scotland), Phyllis Portie-Ascott (Orange), Linda Rouse Sutton (Lenoir), Mike Stroud (Burke)
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