WHAT HAPPENED: Bill-filing at the legislature picked up in pace slightly, with 81 filed between the House and Senate, 包括本公报后面介绍的一些地方政府的利益.
WHAT IT MEANS: Legislators weren't expecting a heavy week anyway, 由于各委员会仍在热火朝天——一些委员会最近几天在审查法案,而另一些委员会只是开会讨论——众议院的行动主要是程序性的. One thing that understandably impacted the pace was attention to
the passing of U.S. Rep. Walter Jones of the state's Third Congressional District. His funeral was Thursday, 立法大楼外降半旗以示对他的敬意. 365足彩下载向他的家人致以最诚挚的哀悼,并将永远铭记他. Jones for his service.
ON TAP: 各拨款委员会定于下周开会, ahead of public state budget discussions. But the big-ticket event is the
2019 Town & State Dinner, 这是一个由365足彩下载主办的项目,将市政领导人和立法者聚集在一起,建立关系并庆祝团队合作. This Feb. 20人聚集在罗利会议中心,演讲者包括联合国大会领导人,
is sold out; no on-site registration will be available. We'd like to thank everyone who pre-registered.
THE SKINNY当前位置来自北卡罗来纳州各地的市政官员期待着星期三在罗利会议中心与他们的议员共进晚餐并交谈. 随着大会进入其漫长的会议,我们很高兴看到大家参加这次肯定会令人难忘的活动.
周三,负责审查地方政府提案的立法委员会听取了365足彩下载执行董事迈耶(Paul Meyer)的介绍, 当今城镇的目标和责任——尤其是它们的投资, 伙伴关系和足智多谋的思想,以创造就业机会和繁荣的生活. "That's what we do," Meyer told the House State and Local Government Committee, chaired by Reps. Kevin Corbin of Franklin and Harry Warren of Salisbury. The group invited Meyer along with N.C. 县专员协会执行主任凯文·伦纳德作为北卡罗莱纳州代表地方政府的主要组织作简报.
迈耶指出,北卡罗来纳州的市政当局在规模和风格上各不相同, 从数百个人口稀少的农村社区到人口密集的城市地区. And while local-level issues and priorities vary just as much, 它们的共同之处在于,它们的市政府是人民最亲近的地方,是制定当地解决方案的最佳人选. Challenges, as referenced in the legislative goals that cities and towns have adopted, include the maintenance or development of necessary, economy-developing infrastructure amid limited budget support, 财产税税率是当地唯一可控制的来源. While more diverse sources would alleviate strain, 市政当局看到了本土倡议取得的令人印象深刻的成果, Meyer told the committee, 从市中心的振兴到支持或直接导致雇主招聘的努力——对于许多在工厂关闭和其他工业损失后不得不重塑自我的社区来说,这一点尤为重要.
迈耶补充说,今天的城镇提供了该州80%的就业机会. Further, 北卡罗来纳州75%的零售额发生在城镇内, 尽管只有36%的地方销售税收入返还给了他们. 北卡罗莱纳州的城镇要感谢州和地方政府委员会提供这个机会,并期待继续作为政策制定和经济发展的资源提供服务.
联合立法项目评估监督委员会批准了 legislation 本周,该法案将对该州的ABC系统做出一些改变,但远远没有私有化. 对地方政府来说,最重要的条款是要求在6月30日之前对一个县内有两个或两个以上ABC系统的地方ABC系统进行合并, 2021. 但这一规定并不一定意味着任何门店的关闭, and the prospects for its advancement remained uncertain. 该法案的其他条款将赋予地方系统在周日开放的选择权, 允许在ABC商店免费品尝酒类,并允许当地ABC董事会向混合饮料许可证收取送货费,以弥补送货成本. 委员会在全体大会之后批准了该法案 staff presentation examining the ABC system. Contact Demetrius Deloatch
请与您所在城市的雨水联系人分享
registration is now open 免费参加国家污染物排放消除系统培训课程, or NPDES, Phase II MS4 permittees, of which there are more than 110 municipalities. 365足彩下载附属组织北卡罗莱纳雨水协会与联合国合作.C. 环境质量部(DEQ)主持这些培训,以便向ms4获取重要的许可证合规信息.
The trainings are expected to run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. as follows:
• March 14, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Youth Center
• March 26, Cary, Herb Young Community Center
• April 4, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Land Use & Environmental Services Agency
• April 5, Hickory, Western Piedmont Council of Governments
•4月11日,科纳斯维尔,福赛斯县公共图书馆,帕迪森纪念分馆
More details are available on the N.C. 能源、矿产和土地资源部的雨水计划
MS4 permitting webpage. If you have questions, contact
Jeanette Powell, DEQ’s MS4 Program Coordinator, at (919) 707-3620.