Commissioner Williams serves on NCACC Legislative Goals Committee

RALEIGH, N.C. — Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams attended the Nov. 19-20 meeting of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners’ (NCACC) Legislative Goals Committee to help determine county legislative priorities for the upcoming 2015-16 legislative biennium.

Commissioner Williams is one of 32 county commissioners from across North Carolina who was appointed to the Legislative Goals Committee by NCACC President Ronnie Beale, a Macon County Commissioner. The Goals Committee is co-chaired by Cumberland County Commissioner Dr. Jeannette Council and Wilkes County Commissioner Gary D. Blevins.

“Actions taken by the state legislature impact county government and county residents in many ways,” said Commissioner Williams. “Serving on the legislative goals committee has been an important way to ensure that the policies supported by the NCACC are in the best interests of counties throughout North Carolina, including Brunswick County. One of the goals we forwarded was a request for a legislative study of insurance rates in North Carolina. I strongly urge the board to include this proposed goal on the final list that will be considered at our conference in January.”

Each of the NCACC’s seven steering committees met in October to review legislative proposals submitted by counties. Nearly 350 proposals were submitted by more than 60 counties. Each steering committee approved a set of proposals that was sent to the Legislative Goals Committee, which reviewed all of the proposals approved by the committees.

The Legislative Goals Committee narrowed down the list to 45 proposals that will be reviewed by NCACC Board of Directors on Dec. 3. Goals approved by the Board of Directors will then be voted on by all 100 counties at the Legislative Goals Conference, which will be held Jan. 15-16 in Moore County.

“Our goal-setting process is one of the most important things this Association does in terms of advocacy at the state level,” said NCACC Executive Director Kevin Leonard. “We are so appreciative of the county commissioners who took time out of their busy schedules to spend two days in Raleigh to help us get focused for the 2015 session of the General Assembly.”

The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) is the official voice of all 100 counties on issues being considered by the General Assembly, Congress and federal and state agencies. Founded in 1908, the Association provides expertise to counties in the areas of lobbying, fiscal and legal research, communications, intergovernmental relations, information technology, field visits and risk management services. For more information visit http://www.ncacc.org.