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| Hankins: Federally-mandated public safety collective bargaining unconstitutional and goes against the principles of federalism | |||
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NCLM Executive Director Ellis Hankins testified on March 10 before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee that federal legislation mandating collective bargaining with unions for city, county and state law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMS personnel is unnecessary, a costly federal mandate, and perhaps an unconstitutional violation of the principles of federalism.
Click here for more, to watch video of the testimony, or to read the transcript. |
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2010 elections will be of historic proportion February 26 was the deadline for candidate filings for the North Carolina General Assembly and federal seats. Click here for a summary of candidate filings. |
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2010 NCLM Regional Legislative Meetings coming up |
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It's
not too late to plan to attend a 2010
NCLM Regional Legislative Meeting. The schedule has been
set and the League will be coming to you in April for a legislative
update just before the 2010 session of the General Assembly begins.
Twelve meetings will be held for convenience with all meetings in the
late afternoon (4 p.m.). No registration fee will be charged.
To register click here. |
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| Time
to learn the municipal ropes The
Essentials of Municipal Government
is designed to help elected officials understand the basics
of municipal government and identify strategies to address the challenges
in governing North Carolina's municipalities. The course will be offered
in six locations across the state. Also offered is a Regional
LeaderShop, Local Finance: Making Sense of Annual Financial
Statements. In addition, the League and the School of
Government have begun offering the ethics training class
required for local elected officials by legislation enacted by the 2009
General Assembly. Also, click here for a Model Orientation package for newly elected officials. |
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You may also go to Gov. Beverly Perdue's website for ways to help. |
Adopt the Armed Forces Community Covenant Show your support for our military service personnel and their families. Adopt the Armed Forces Community Covenant. At the League's recent annual conference, the membership adopted a resolution encouraging all cities and towns to adopt the Community Covenant. Here is how you do it.
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| Ethics training With a recent enacted law requiring that all municipal elected officials receive two hours of ethics training, the League has joined with the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government and the N.C. Association of County Commissioners to offer training sessions across the state as well as a web-based seminar. |
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