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REs-ao~~-a~3 <br />2 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF NORTH CAROLINA' S CURRENT <br />PUBLIC ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL SYSTEM <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 18B of the North Carolina General Statutes addresses the regulation <br />of alcoholic beverages in our state; and <br />WHEREAS, current North Carolina law establishes a uniform system of control over the <br />sale, purchase, transportation, manufacture, consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages <br />in North Carolina; and <br />WHEREAS, local government control is central to the current alcoholic beverage control <br />system; it is a local decision to establish and operate ABC stores; and local government, acting <br />through an appointed local ABC Board, balances the control, profits and availability of spirits in <br />its jurisdiction; and <br />WHEREAS, when local voters approved liquor sales for off-premises consumption, the <br />voters did not vote to allow liquor to be sold in private retail establishments, but only through <br />publicly controlled local ABC stores; and <br />WHEREAS, current law provides that profits from ABC store sales are returned to local <br />government, and this revenue stream is a critical source of local government funding; and <br />WHEREAS, it is a priority to maintain current sources of revenue, especially in the <br />current challenging economic times; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners does hereby support the continuance of the Alcoholic Beverage Control System <br />and opposes any efforts to privatize the ABC system, diminish local control or to diminish the <br />local government revenue stream afforded from local ABC store profits. <br />Adopted this 17~' day of August, 2010. <br />Valerie Foushee, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Attest: <br />