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14 1 b. Authorization for Triangle Transit Authority to Levy an Additional Three Dollar 2 ($3) Vehicle Registration Tax in Orange County 3 The Board considered a resolution authorizing Triangle Transit Authority ("TTA") to levy 4 an additional $3 vehicle registration tax in Orange County and authorize the Chair to sign. 5 John Roberts said this is something that the Board has already visited. He said the 6 Board approved the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan in 2012, and in December of 7 2012 the Board approved by resolution an increase in Triangle Transit Authority's (TTA) vehicle 8 registration tax on vehicles in Orange County. 9 He said TTA currently levies a $5 registration tax. He said TTA wants to increase this to 10 $8, which is the full amount that is statutorily authorized. He said the Board authorized this, but 11 when TTA tried to levy tax, the statute would not allow them to levy it unless all the entities 12 approved it. He said Durham County and Orange County approved it, but Wake County would 13 not. He said TTA went back to the legislature to amend the statute to allow individual Counties 14 to give authorization for increases within that County. He said the previous Board approved it, 15 and TTA is asking for approval again. 16 Commissioner Pelissier noted that the change in the legislation was a technical 17 correction. 18 Commissioner McKee said, in order to be consistent with his prior votes, he would vote 19 against this. 20 21 RES-2014-015 22 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 23 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGIONAL PUBLIC 24 TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TO LEVY THE FULL EIGHT DOLLAR ($8.00) VEHICLE 25 REGISTRATION TAX ON MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ORANGE COUNTY 26 27 WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has adopted the Orange County 28 Bus and Rail Investment Plan; and 29 WHEREAS, the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan provides for the levy and 30 disbursement of the full amount of the eight dollar ($8.00) motor vehicle registration tax 31 authorized by North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) §105-561(a); and 32 WHEREAS, pursuant to NCGS §105-561(a) the Research Triangle Regional Public 33 Transportation Authority currently levies a motor vehicle registration tax of five dollars ($5.00) 34 on motor vehicles registered in Orange County and desires to levy the full amount; and 35 WHEREAS, the Research Triangle Public Transportation Authority has created a special tax 36 district consisting of Orange and Durham counties for the purpose of increasing the motor 37 vehicle registration tax in those counties by three dollars ($3.00) as provided in NCGS §105- 38 561(d); and 39 WHEREAS, the Research Triangle Public Transportation Authority Board of Trustees 40 conducted a public hearing on the proposed increase in the tax rate in accordance with 41 NCGS §105-561(b)(1); and 42 WHEREAS, the Research Triangle Public Transportation Authority's Special Tax Board, 43 pursuant to NCGS §105-561(b)(2), adopted a resolution approving the three dollar ($3.00) 44 increase in the tax rate in the special tax district to the full amount of eight dollars ($8.00). 45 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that it being in the best interest of the citizens and 46 residents of Orange County, the Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes 47 and approves the levy of an additional three dollars ($3.00) of the motor vehicle license tax as 48 authorized by North Carolina General Statute §105-561. 49 50 This, the 6th day of March 2014.