Agenda - 09-16-2014 - 7b - Laserfiche WebLink

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19M TF -13: Promote county property tax system modernization. Seek legislation that enhances the county property tax system through effective modernization strategies. TF -14: Authorize design build option for all counties. Seek legislation to authorize for all counties the option of using the "Design Build" process to construct and /or renovate public facilities. A number of counties in North Carolina have special legislation allowing the "Design Build" method, which allows the bidding of design and construction of a project in the same package, often resulting in cost and time savings. The "Design Build" option should be made available as an alternative process for construction /renovation of county facilities and schools statewide. TF -15: Require payment of property taxes on manufactured homes and other titled properties before transfer of title. Seek legislation to require that all taxes levied on manufactured homes be paid before the home may be moved, repossessed or sold on site. County property tax collection efforts for delinquent taxes on manufactured homes are often hampered by ownership and location transfers. TF -16: Clark centralized listing and assessing of cellular and cable companies. Seek legislation to implement the central listing and assessment of cellular and cable companies. The Department of Revenue's Local Government Division would manage the listing and assessment process, similar to its assessment of other utilities such as telephone, power and railroad. DoR supports this change. TF -17: Support local county law enforcement and rehabilitation services through an increase in the beer and wine tax revenues. Support an increase in the excise tax on beer and wine by 10 cents or 20 cents with the total increased amount distributed to counties. For each 10 cent increase, 7 cents would be dedicated to law enforcement and 3 cents would be dedicated to rehabilitation purposes. TF -18: Preserve scrap tire disposal tax proceeds. Oppose the use of Scrap Tire Disposal Tax Proceeds for other than what is allowed by current statute (G.S. 105- 187.19). TF -19: Compensate counties for property acquired by the state and removed from the ad valorem tax base. Develop state Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) for game lands or other revenue sharing in lieu of taxes on state -owned wildlife /gamelands. Large portions of some counties are not subject to property taxes because they are owned by the State. Most of these lands are wildlife or game lands. In addition, the state continues to buy land using conservation funds. The lands purchased are already being used for agriculture or timber and therefore require a low level of service. Although transferring the lands to state control does not affect the levels of service provided by counties, it does force the tax burden onto a smaller population.