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Bethania to prioritize top 10 NCLM legislative goals; Mayor to serve as delegate
Summary
The Board discussed the NCLM-recommended Legislative Goal Statements and prioritized Bethania's top goals, with particular emphasis on preserving local officials' authority over election formats after the General Assembly shifted elections to partisan contests. Mayor Rockett will assemble the final list and email it to the NCLM; he will serve as Bethania's delegate.
Mayor Brent S. Rockett referred the Board to the 16 Legislative Goal Statements recommended by the NCLM Board of Directors and asked Commissioners to identify Bethania's top priorities. Discussion emphasized the goal preserving elected officials' authority to determine election formats, districts and other election matters following the state-level change to partisan elections last year.
Mayor Rockett said he will assemble Bethania's top goals based on the night's discussion, email the final list to the North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM), and serve as Bethania's delegate for NCLM matters.
