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purchases. There ~ also no iegisla#ive requirement} ar rr~ecbanism, far cour~fies fo share the additional one-quarter cent sales faxv~rith municipalities Beteen Nover~ber ~, ~gg7 and December ~, ~O~g, ~'7 referendums on the quarter~cent sales tax have been hail in caunf~es, ~f those 7~`, ~ ~ ~rere approved and ~9 failed. This year one referendum has been held fo date and the quarter~cent sales # eras approved in Halifax Coun#y an February ~, ~~ , Thera arc o referendums scheduled far fhe rerr~ainder of g1 ~, Cabarrus County ~ is scheduled for Nlay ~ 7, 2~~ ~ end Buncombe Coun# is scheduled for November , ~Q~, A pc[al Advisory Referendum Concerning fhe Levy of a ~ne~~uarter Cent {~l4~ Coun#~ dales and Use Tax eras held in grange Coun#~ on November , 0'I g, The election results v~ere ~,~ votes casf ~~~ and ~~,9 votes AGAINST an additional one~quarter cent {~~~} county sales and use fax, The first possible date the Board can consider fog a special Advisory Referendum Concerning the Levy of one-Cuarter Cent {114} County dales and Use Tax referendum, is November ~, ~0~~~ North Carolina General fatutes ~~-4~ states that "The county board of elections shah fix the date of fhe special elecfian, except that the special election sba[i not be held on fhe date or v~itbin 6g days of any biennial election of county officers, nor uvifhin one gear from the date frar~ the date last preceding special elec#ion under the sec#ion," Although a public bearing is naf required by fhe North Carolina General statutes, the Board held a publio bearing on March ~ , X01 ~ to solicit comments from the public on a possible November ~€ X01 ~ special Advisory Referendum Concerning fhe Levy of a ~ne,C~uarter Genf {~~~} County dales and Use Tax After the public hearing, the Board discussed the pofentia[ referendum and directed staff fo place the attached Resalu#ion scheduling special Advisory Referendum Canoerning the Levy of a Cne-quarter cent {1~4} Coun#}~ dales and Use Tax an the April 5, ~~~~ meetingR fiver the past fey months the Board has discussed both Bduca#ion and Fcor~ornic Development s having a high priority ~uhen considering pofential uses for revenues generated from the ~ne~~uarter Dent {114~~ County dales and Use Tax. Along-term oommitrnen# of ten ears has also been discussed. The Board also held a ublic hearin at the Y ~ g April ~, ~g~ ~ meeting, on the possible uses for the potential proceeds from the additional sales tax if approved by voters. fending approval of the Referendum Resolution concerning fhe Levy of ~ne^~uarter Genf {~14} Coun#y dales and Use Tax, the Baas[ may also ~ran# to consider discussing any public education efforts fo ensure voters are kr~o~uledeable regarding the ballot question. The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners recommends that counties under#alCe a pubiic education campaign to educate vo#erst Tho County did undertake a publio education effork for the previous Nvvernber g1 g sales tax referendum, if a nna~ority of voters approve fhe sales tax ~eferendurn, the Board ~vill be required to give fen {~ 0} days public notice of the Board's in#en~ to levy the fax. The Board v~ould then .hard a required public bearing and consider a neuv resolution to actually levy the tax The Board musf adopt that additional resolution in order far fhc tax to tale effect. Based an election certification timeframes, the Board of Comrr~issioners' regular meeting schedule, and timing and ofher requirements associated ~vith fhe North Carolina Department of Revenue and Noah Carolina Genera[ statute ~ g~M4~, the earliest date the adds#iar~l sales tax could become effective fol~o~ring a November ~, X01 ~ referendum ~rould be April , 2g ~