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Garner staff previews 2026 legislative agenda; council asked for input on annexation and retirement-system funding
Summary
Assistant Town Manager John Hodges presented a draft 2026 legislative agenda that keeps local initiatives (charter amendment and electronic notice authority), lists priorities to protect municipal zoning authority and fund infrastructure, and newly adds support for the sustainability of the state local government employees retirement system. Council asked staff for follow-up on the League of Municipalities' annexation-threshold goal.
The Garner Town Council previewed a draft 2026 legislative agenda at its Nov. 25 work session, with Assistant Town Manager John Hodges asking the council for feedback ahead of a planned update in January.
Hodges summarized the General Assembly calendar and said staff revised a prior draft to reflect actions this year that affected Garner’s extraterritorial jurisdiction work. He said the packet and on-screen materials begin with local initiatives — including a proposed charter amendment to increase settlement authority for the town manager…
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