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Feb-1,9-99 02:OOP Coleman Gledhill Hargrave 919 732 7997 P. 11 .. • w... ~ ~ ~ ~ .• ~ ~ ~ ~-• ~,vv,.. • w w w ~w.w~, ~ 717b44Jk7F7d F', kt_'.'[?.S POSSIBLE 1999 ORANGE COUPTTY LEGISLATIVE TOPICS 2/l I/49 7bc follatving potential topics for 1949 kgislation in the North Carolina t~enesal Assembly have been identified by Comntiss[oaert, stat'!w advtsoty boardsJeomtnissions, and/or citizens. 'Y'o assist the Commissioners with their discussion, these topics )savo been o,rganizod into two categories -those issues that are revenue related, and those that address ail other issc~. Witb6n those two categories, the topics have been further subdivided into those that would require lore! legislation tpettinent co Qrattge County only}; those that could be either lore! to Orange County or 4LLrwide in their appl'KStbility; and those that would til-aly be Statewidt in their application. SZwuW the Bomd time constraints in discussing ~f is agenda ium at the February 16 tneetfAg. the Manager rxommends that the Bottrd focus its attention first oe those items that would be specific to Orange Cocmty, and second to those tl3at could be s~lieltblo either locally or Stsuwide_ Many of the topics that would be appticeble Statewide are beieg tucked by the North Carolims Association of Commissioners, so the Board's imraediaic attention to those topics is not as critical as the mstterrs that would pertain to Orange Coumy only. I. R~VENVE LSS~S a) lt.ocs-1l.e~lsle-tt~ 1. School uapsict tau, to replace school impsct fee 2. Eutcrtaimoent tax bj I,o~al/Stat~eewide 1. County authority to kvy land aansfer taxes 2. Authariry far counties to kvy additional sales razes 3. Addtbottsl aae c~ asks tax that might be allocated to school caPi~ 4. Addition of Oran County to list of courtier authorized to garnish/levylatmch for payment of F.MS f+aes S. Payment in lieu of taxation for UNC' properties 6. itequire other jurisdictions to reirnbucse Sheriff's Department far pr.7viding transport foe involnutary commitment of mental health patients (from UNC Hospitals) residing in thoso other jurisdictions 7. DefsEra! of accrued taxes when agricuhural propCrty changes hands from fsnnor to fanner S. Allowing fauns enrolled in Voluntary Agricultural Districts to defer 50•/. of their property taxes 9. Exempting farms in Voluntary A$ricultura! Districts with land in conservation easemems from property taxes cm that land l d. Facemptiag farms enrolled in Voluntary Agricultural Districts from property taxes oa farm buildings, maChiady and equipment c) Stasswide i. Expanded menu of county revenue sources 2. Increased Stain role in paying t~ costs of Medicaid 3. R®storiAg growth in reimburserneats for lest local property tax revasua 4, 5tat+o funding for irureased so6ool utility costs 5. Local goveravOent exemption from State sales taxes (to supplant current rcinnbursament approach) 6. lttet~ased court fees m provide counties with reve>tuc for court fuitities 7. laareasad lylmdicsre reitnbursanenu for County EMS bills g. Opposition to measures to restrict armua! increase in the valuation of real property to 2•i6 9. Prevent tax base az+ogioa that would occur front proprrey tax exemption far ~c-profit ratiremeat facilities