Title:
REVISED-Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners' 2019 Legislative Agenda
Summary
ACTION:
Adopt the Board's Legislative Agenda for the 2019 Long Session of the North Carolina General Assembly
Staff Contact: Starla Tanner, Legislative Affairs Liaison
Presentation: Yes
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The proposed Mecklenburg County 2019 Legislative Agenda was considered and recommended for approval at the October 9, 2018 meeting of the Intergovernmental Relations Committee. The agenda is being submitted for full board review and approval.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
If adopted and subsequently achieved, policy impacts would include the following: resources to fully implement the 2017 Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act, funding for additional magistrates to enable safer and more adequate service in the northern portion of the county, funding parity for state teacher support programs in county funded PreK programs, addition of Hepatitis A vaccine to the pharmacy formulary to aid outbreak efforts, support for increasing the age required to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 to help tackle youth nicotine addiction and support for accurate eviction judgement recording.
FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A