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NORTH CAROLINA <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />RESOLUTION REGARDING <br />LEGISLATIVE MATTERS <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of <br />Orange County that the Board hereby requests the Senator. and <br />Representatives representing Orange County take the following <br />position on legislation regarding the following matters: <br />1) Revenue Options <br />for Local <br />Government <br />- Support <br />legislation <br />that <br />authorizes <br />a variety <br />of revenue <br />options for <br />local <br />governments <br />to fund local <br />government <br />services. An overarching principle is that any local <br />government revenue source that is presently available <br />to one or more local governments in the state should be <br />available to all local governments uniformly throughout <br />the state. All local governments should, on a <br />reasonable basis, have the authority to levy local <br />option sales taxes, apply impact fees and /or taxes, <br />utilize real estate transfer fees and /or taxes, etc. <br />Orange County specifically notes its support for the <br />ability of all local governments to apply impact fees <br />and /or taxes and to implement real estate transfer fees <br />and /or taxes; <br />