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priorities, as adopted by the NACo Board of Directors at its December 2011 meeting. • Promote a balanced approach to deficit reduction. Protect county programs during budget deficit reduction and appropriation considerations. Balance includes looking at discretionary, defense and entitlement spending, and revenue enhancements. • Support the reauthorization of the Farm Bill and Priority for Rural Development Programs. • Work to eliminate the federal health benefits "inmate exception" for persons in county jails and detention centers who are in custody pending disposition of charges. • Maintain the original federal- state -local partnership for financing and delivering Medicaid and social services, and oppose measures that will shift Medicaid and social service costs to counties. • Maintain full funding for Payments in Lieu Of Taxes (PILT), Secure Rural Schools (SRS) programs and Community Self- Determination Act. • Reauthorize aviation and surface transportation programs. • Oppose unfunded mandates and preemptions. Please plan to attend N.C. Congressional Breakfast on Wednesday, March 7, Washington, D.C. As a reminder, the NACo Legislative Conference will be held Saturday - Wednesday, March 3 -7, at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Please complete conference and hotel registrations as soon as possible to ensure your stay at the Washington Hilton. NACo's conference schedule should allow convenient participation by our Congressional delegation. The opening educational sessions are on Monday, March 5, beginning at 9 a.m., with the concluding event being visits to Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning. Pre- conference workshops, steering committees and affiliate meetings will start on Saturday, March 3. NCACC members will caucus on Monday, March 5, from 4 — 5:30 p.m. NCACC will host a state reception for N.C. attendees from 5:30 — 6:30 p.m. On Wednesday, March 7, the NCACC will sponsor its annual Congressional Breakfast from 8 - 9:30 a.m. in the Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Street SE. We also suggest that our commissioners schedule individual meetings with their Congressional delegation following the statewide breakfast, or at other times convenient to your representatives. Registration materials for the breakfast will be sent out in early February, but please schedule your conference travel plans to accommodate the breakfast and Capitol Hill visits. 1 ' • •�'it- Page 157