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POSSIBLE 1999 ORANGE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE TOPICS 1/28/99 To assist the Commissioners with their discussion, the staff has compiled the following list of possible topics. Items that would be local bills are denoted with one asterisk ( *); items that would likely be Statewide in their application are denoted with two asterisks( * *); and items that could be either local to Orange County or Statewide in their applicability are denoted with three asterisks( * * *). A. REVENUE ISSUES 1. Expanded menu of county revenue sources ** 2. School impact tax, to replace school impact fee* 3. County authority to levy land transfer taxes * ** 4. Authority for counties to levy additional sales taxes*** 5. Additional one cent sales tax that might be allocated to school capital * ** 6. Increased State role in paying the costs of Medicaid ** 7. Restoring growth in reimbursements for lost local property tax revenue ** 8. State funding for increased school utility costs ** 9. Local government exemption from State sales taxes (to supplant current reimbursement approach) ** 10. Increased court fees to provide counties with revenue for court facilities ** 11. Increased Medicare reimbursements for County EMS bills ** 12. Opposition to measures to restrict annual increase in the valuation of real property to 2 % ** 13. Addition of Orange County to list of counties authorized to garnish/levy /attach for payment of EMS fees * ** 14. Payment in lieu of taxation for UNC properties * ** 15. Prevent tax base erosion that would occur from property tax exemption for non - profit retirement facilities ** 16. Entertainment tax* 17. Deferral of accrued taxes when agricultural property changes hands from farmer to farmer * ** 18. Amendment of Machinery Act to clarify that a measurement error is a basis for refund ** B. ALL OTHER ISSUES 1. Streamline the design and bidding processes for new school construction * ** 2. Require utility providers to gain county approval for utility route selections ** 3. Transportation initiatives that could require legislative assistance, including planning for rail stations in Orange County and funding more bicycle lanes * ** 4. Campaign finance reform ** 5. Increased accountability from charter schools ** 6. Amend seized vehicle revised legislation that requires schools to still pay for towed vehicles ** 7. Repeal statute establishing requirement for a County Review Officer to certify all plats, maps, etc. prior to recording ** 8. Strengthen adult protective services law ** 9. Authorization for County to assign road names and street numbers for private roads * ** 10. Expand Work First flexibility* ** 11. Annexation reform*** 12. Transfer of development rights * ** 13. DOT reform ** 14. County authority parallel to city authority to regulate burning * ** 15. Local authority to regulate pesticides under land use regulations * ** 16. Authority to include sexual preference /orientation as a class protected against discrimination* 17. Creation of on- campus voting precincts * ** 18. Incorporation of proposed Town of Hebron*