RES-2000-083 Resolution Requesting North Carolina Association of County Commissioners to consider 2001 Legislative Goals

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iREs - :k000 - o ?3 DRAFT d 2 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 2001 SESSION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHEREAS,the North Carolina General Assembly will convene in January 2001 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 2001; 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 2001;the Board of Commissioners recommends Association consideration of the following legislative goals for the 2001 General Assembly: 1. The authorization for local governments.to implement a school impact tax. 2. The creation of a standardized format and language that will provide for more-uniform interpretation and application of the Use Value System as it relates to farming and real property taxes. 3. The relaxation of the eligibility standards as they relate to acreage size for land to qualify under the Use Value System with increased emphasis on income produced, so that small,bona fide income-producing agricultural enterprises that do not require much land can also qualify for the Use Value program. 4. The opportunity for deferment of real property taxes to a later date as an additional alternative or substitute to the continuance or broadening of the Homestead Exemption. 5. An additional program allowing for the erection of logo signs for retail operations(to complement current authorizations for food, fuel, and lodging logo signs) along interstates where prohibitions against additional billboard outdoor advertising signs exist. 6. The transfer of financial responsibility for a troubled child from counties, as outlined in NC G.S. 7B-2502,to the State of North Carolina. Under current state law, a judge can direct that a county of present location pay all costs associated with supporting the needs of a special-needs child for an undefined period of time. This should be addressed, or alternatively, some statutory framework should at a minimum be provided whereby a county can plan for this potential event.