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~~ <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />JULY 23, 1986 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioner met in regular session on <br />July 23, 1986, 7:3o p.m. in the Courtroom of the old Post office, Chapel <br />Hill, North Carolina. <br />BOARD .MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Dan Willhoit and Commissioners <br />Shirley Marshall, and Moses Carey. <br />BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioners Ben Lloyd and Norman Walker. <br />ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill. <br />STAFF PRESENT; County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson, Assistant <br />County Managers Albert Kittrell and William Laws, EMS Director Bobby <br />Baker, Finance Director Gordon Baker, Recreation and Parks Director Mary <br />Anne Black, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Planning Director <br />Marvin Collins, Purchasing Director Pam Jones, Budget Analyst Donna <br />Wagner and Personnel Director Beverly Whitehead. <br />A. BOARD COMMENTS <br />Chair Don Willhoit announced a meeting will be held next Tuesday, <br />July 29 with Alamance County at 7:00 p.m. at the Technical College of <br />Alamance for the purpose of discussing solid waste incineration and <br />water. <br />B. AUDIENCE COMMENTS- <br />1. MATTERS ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br />,, Chair Willhoit announced that those persons who would like to <br />make comments will be recognized at the time that item is discussed. <br />2. MATTERS NOT ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br />None. <br />C. PUBLIC HEARING <br />1. PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL ONE-HALF PERCENT <br />LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />Gordon Baker presented information on the additional one-half <br />percent local sales and use tax. He stated that the General Assembly <br />has given authorization to counties to levy an additional one half <br />percent local sales and use tax to give counties and municipalities <br />another source of income to meet their growing financial needs and <br />reduce reliance on other revenue sources such as property tax and <br />Revenue sharing. <br />There are restrictions which dictate how the tax must be <br />distributed. The schedule is as follows: <br />PERCENTAGE <br />SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY <br />OR PERCENTAGE <br />YEAR RETIRE DEBT FOR SCHOOL CAPITAL UNRESTRICTED <br />1,2 60; 40~ <br />3,4 50~ 50~ <br />5,6,7,8 40~ 60~ <br />9,10 30~ 70~ <br />11 20~ 80~ <br />12+ 0~ 100 <br />