RES A Resolution Requesting That the NCACC Consider proposing legislation of statewide applicability on certain issues for consideration during the 1999 session of the NC General Assembly 10-06-1998-5d

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~~ ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CONSIDER PROPOSING LEGISLATION OF STATEWIDE APPLICABILITY ON CERTAIN ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION DURING THE 1999 SESSION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly will convene in January 1999 to consider legislative matters during its Long Session; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners will consider and adopt a slate of legislative goals that will serve as the basis for various pieces of draft legislation, applicable on a statewide basis, to be presented for consideration by the General Assembly in 1999; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has identified a number of legislative changes that, if adopted, it believes will contribute to the public good and benefit the citizens of Orange County specifically and the State of North Carolina generally; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that it does hereby convey to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners its request that its legislative concerns, as enumerated below, be incorporated into draft legislation applicable to counties throughout North Carolina, and be presented to the North Carolina General Assembly within the timeframes established by that body for consideration in 1999; ^ Opposition to measures to restrict annual increase in the valuation of real property to 2% ^ Require utility providers to gain county approval for utility route selections ^ County authority to levy land transfer taxes ^ Expanded menu of county revenue sources ^ Authority for counties to levy additional sales taxes ^ Increased State role in paying the costs of Medicaid ^ Restoring growth in reimbursements for lost local property tax revenue ^ State funding for increased school utility costs ^ Local government exemption from State sales taxes (to supplant current reimbursement approach) ^ Increased court fees to provide counties with revenue for court facilities ^ Increased Medicare reimbursements for County EMS bills ^ Streamline the design and bidding processes for new school construction AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chair is authorized to convey this resolution to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners by means of a letter which elaborates on Orange County's concerns and recommendations, to the extent the Chair deems that necessary and appropriate. This, the 6~' day of October, 1998.