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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date:December 11, 2012
Action Agenda
Item No.11-c
SUBJECT:
Designation of Voting Delegate for All NCACC and NACo Meetings for
Calendar Year December 1, 2012-2013
DEPARTMENT:PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)No
Board of Commissioners
ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clerk's Office, 245-2130
PURPOSE:
To consider the designation of Voting Delegate for all NOPrth Carolina
Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) andNational Association of Counties (NACo)
meetings for calendar year December 1, 2012-2013.
BACKGROUND: ,
Historicallythe Orange County Board of Commissioners has designated a
voting delegate for all NCACC and NACo meetings for a particular calendar year. The voting
delegate for these organizationsis usually selectedin December of each year so that
information can be sent to these organizations in a timely manner.
For the NCACC voting delegate, the NCACC needstheinformation no later than January 11,
2013 because the NCACC holds its Legislative Conference on January 24-25, 2013. Article VI,
Section of the NCACC’s Constitution provides:
“On all questions, including the election of officers, each county representedshall be
entitled to onevote, which shall be the majority expression of the delegates of that county.
The vote of any county ingood standing may be cast by any one of its county
commissioners who is present at the time the voteis taken; provided, if nocommissioner
be present, such vote may be cast by another county official,elected or appointed, who
holds elective office or an appointed position in the county whose vote isbeing cast and
who is formally designated by the board of county commissioners.These provisionsshall
likewise govern district meetings of the Association. A county in good standing is defined
as onewhich has paid the current year's dues.”
NACo Elections & Voting Credentials
The NACo membership elects officersfor the association each year. The election of the
second vice president is usuallythe position that is contested. These elections occur during the
business meeting at the NACo Annual Conference. During the business meeting, counties also
vote on resolutions that set NACo legislative and association policy for the coming year.
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A county must be a member "in good standing" in order to be able to vote. This means that a
county's NACo membership dues for that year must be paid. Also, the county must have at
least one paid registration for the Annual Conference and have proper credentials
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Board willconsider designating a voting delegate(s) for all
NCACC and NACo Meetings for Calendar Year December 1, 2012-2013