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<br />ATTACHMENT 1 <br />STAFF REPORT: Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Orange County Planning Director <br />TOPIC: INCORPORATION /ANNEXATION <br />ISSUE: HEBRON INCORPORATION <br />Under Consideration <br />1) The Interim Council for the Town of Hebron has submitted (Nov. 18, 1998) its Notice <br />of Intent for incorporation to the Joint Legislative Commission on Incorporation of <br />Municipalities (JLCMI). <br />2) A recommendation has been made by the North Cazolina Department of Commerce <br />Division of Community Assistance (See Attachment 6). This will be reviewed by the <br />JLCMI and a recommendation will in turn be made to the North Carolina Legislative <br />General Assembly. <br />3) Incorporation laws (SL 1998-150, H-1361) changed effective November 1, 1998 <br />which set forth more elaborate justification criteria for incorporation requests <br />(i.e. population, proximity to existing cities services, etc..) <br />4) The North Cazolina General Assembly may decide on incorporation matters <br />irrespective of the JLCMI recommendation. <br />SCENARIO A <br />IF APPROVED FOR INCORPORATION, HEBRON WOULD NEED TO: <br />A) Provide at least two of the following services: <br />Police Fire <br />Gazbage Collection Water Distribution <br />Sewer Collection Streets <br />Street Lighting Citywide Planning and Zoning <br />IMPACTS ON ORANGE COUNTY <br />1) Hebron can contract with Orange County for provision of two or more services <br />(police, fire and planning is presently being conducted in the area by Orange County). <br />The contract would include the full cost of localized services. Other sources of <br />revenue besides town sales tax may be necessary to generate revenues for contract <br />costs (i.e. ad valorem property tax). <br />2) Orange County loses sales tax revenue based on the loss of Hebron's approximate 300 <br />population. <br />3) Hebron can control its comprehensive plan which may or may not be consistent with <br />the existing county plan. If one of the contracted services is planning, then the <br />County/Hebron land use plan would be consistent. <br />2 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />