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Tonm of Chapel Hill Fax:919-967-8406 May 16 '95 11:27 P.01l05 SUMMARY OF AN ASSEMEI,Y 'DF GOVERNMENTS MEETING, THTIRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1994 AT 6:~0 P.M., ORANGE COi1NTY'HOMESTEAb CENTER Orange County Commission Chair Moses Carey called the meeting to order. Elected affieials in attendance were Carrbora Mayor Lleanar Kinnaird, Carrbaro Alderpersons Hank Anderson, Jay Bryan, Jackie Gist, Randy Marshall and Frances shetley, Chapel Hill Mayor Kenneth Brown, Chapel. Hill Council Members Joyce Brown, Joe Capowski, Mark Chilton, Pat Evans, Barbara Powell, Jim Protaman and Rosemary Waldorf, Hiilsbc~rough 14ayor Horace Johnson .and Board Member Eva.lyh Lloyd, and Qrange County Comaissionera Alice Gordon and Verla Inska. Also in attendance was Institute of Government Professor Jake 1Flicxer, Carrbaro Town Manager Bob Morgan, Chapel t~i.ll Town Manager Cal Horton, Chapel Hill Finance Director James Raker, Chapel Hill Assistant to the Manager Greg Feller, Hillsborough Administrator Eric Swanson and grange County Manager John Link. Commissioner Carey inquired whether there were any questions about the report from elected officials. Alderman Gist said ,9he granted to talk about larger equity issue matters at some .point a.n the future. Alderman Gist also said she wanted tts~ discuss philosophical matters about effect$ on landowners in the future. Institute af,Government Professor Jake Wicker stated that multiple levels of government added to the complexity of dealing with equity matters. Mr. .Wicker said he had examined any inequities between levels of government solely in t+~rms of taxes and had not attempted to decide whether any particular type of• taxes were good or fair antis. He also noted that it was fai~cly common for gersans living in cities yr towns to believe that they were doubly taxed, payi,nq county and ~eunicpal taxes. Mr. Wicker .added that some citiaena also felt that they were not fully rewarded for County property taxers . . Mr. Wicker stated that although mast revenues were raised by state .• and federal government~agencies, the ma~ority~of these funds were expended at the local level. He briefly rev~.ewed an exhibit copcerning the distribution of local sales tax proceeds, stating that Yiis analysis found that flown residents- tended to. ~eeceive more return for their per .capita tax dollars than residents of unintsorporated areas in Orancje County. Mr. Wicker said another complicating factor in determining tax equity matters was .the overlap of ~urisdictians. He noted that both the Orange County Cc~issioners and the. Chapel Hill Town Council,represented 'the interests of the Town~s~residcnts. Mr,~wicker emphasized the important role of local sleeted officials in coming up with fair methods to treat. all citizens in a fair marcher. ~ Stating that no adversarial positions between .local, government levels .were appropriate, J'ie said that any concerns about matters of County equity should be addressed to the County Comiaissioriers, rather than loco]. councils: Mayor Kinnaird asked whether the .Town df Hillsborough paid Orange County for inspection services, M$yar Johnson stated that these . - L. ..- -, _ _.._