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~~~ 2 of assessment, an 85.52 is obtained which again is above the 85 ration required. Lloyd's sales ratio study includes all sales that took place in 1983 giving an overall assessment ratio of 85.74. When factoring the personal - property into that figure the overall asessment ratio far all locally assessed property is 89.47 which is well below the 85~ required by the Machinery Act, 105-342. Based on the present information Lloyd recommends that the recuests by the Utilities for the reduction of their taxes by 16.77 be denied and no compromise considered. Chair Willhoit asked the effect of the condominum conversions on the sales ratio. Lloyd did not consider this because of the number of other areas considered. The Utilities ,has 60 days from April 30 to provide additional'" data for support of their request. Commissioner ti•7hitted, fir. an effort to give the utilities ample time to respond, suggested placing this item on the agenda for June 29 for action at that time. With regard to condominum conversions and the reappraisal process, Lloyd will provide the Board with copies of House Bills 204 and 205 so the Board may decide on the specific provision to support. This item will be added to the June 29 agenda. F~ .1 1. Susan Smith, Planner, reported that at the Board of Commissioner's meeting riay 7, 1984, concerns were voiced by many ci~izen5 regarding the allocation of funds for paving unpaved roads, the drop in the priority rating system of several County roads, and the fairness and accuracy of NCDOT's rating system far secondary roads. A suggestion was made to farm a Citizen's Advisory Committee far the following purposes: (1) to review the priority ratings of County roads, including the methods and data used in the rating system and the survey results used to assign ratings; (2) to review the annual Secondary Road Improvements Program as proposed by NCDOT, and (3) to make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners regarding changes to the rating system and/or the Secondary Road Improvements Program, and to identify discrepancies in the assigned ratings of County roads. Two alternatives were outlined by Smith: (1) creation of a nine member advisory committee or (2) utilisation of the existing Road Naming Advisory Committee. Commissioner l+iarshall requested an addition to the second purpose as ].fisted above "specifically to identify inequities perceived by citizens". Chair Y7illhoit suggested that any citizen who is a member of the Governor's Transportation Advisory Board be considered an exofficio member of this advisory committee. Commissioner F7hitted noted three things that determine the Secondary Road Improvements: (1) methodology the Department of Transportation use in rating the roads; (2) amount of funds appropriated and allocated to the County based on the total number of unpaved road miles in a County and (3) additional money for other road improvements such as spot stabilization and other improvements not included in the state road improvements program. The