AGENDA DATE: 9/2/2020
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Proposed 2021 Legislative Priorities
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Consider the Proposed 2021 Legislative Priorities
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Kamptner
PRESENTER (S): Greg Kamptner
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Each year the Board considers and approves its legislative priorities. The Board then meets with the County's local delegation from the General Assembly to discuss these priorities and submits them to the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC), the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo), and the Virginia Municipal League (VML). Other initiatives are sometimes added prior to the General Assembly session. This is the second of at least three anticipated Board discussions to develop its priorities for the 2021 General Assembly session.
At the first Board discussion on July 15, 2020, staff reviewed the six legislative initiatives under consideration by the Board: (1) authorize impact fees in lieu of cash proffers; (2) expand the authority to use photo speed monitoring devices; (3) enable civil penalties instead of criminal punishment for local violations; (4) enable appropriations to carry over for one year for multi-year capital projects; (5) enable notices of public hearings to be published on locality websites instead of in newspapers; and (6) increase funding for community services.
Other possible legislative initiatives raised at the July 15 meeting and thereafter were: (1) increase the civil penalties for zoning violations; (2) increase funding for broadband; (3) amend the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code to increase minimum standards for farm buildings and structures; and (4) enable public bodies to meet by electronic communication means when a State or local emergency is declared.
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