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Tax & Finance Goals & Guiding Principles <br /> Guiding Principles <br /> • The county revenue base should be broad and balanced, <br /> with authority to raise revenues from various sources, rath- <br /> er than being overly reliant on any single revenue source or <br /> overly burdensome on any one group of taxpayers. <br /> • The Association opposes the redistribution of existing rev- <br /> enues; distribution of new tax sources should assess local <br /> needs, local funding efforts, and local funding capability. <br /> • Any restructuring of county responsibilities should include <br /> restructuring of local revenue sources to meet those respon- <br /> sibilities. <br /> • Counties should have the authority to generate optional rev- <br /> enues to meet public service needs, while being responsive <br /> to economic change. <br /> • If statewide policy objectives result in reductions in local tax <br /> bases, the Legislature should reimburse county and munici- <br /> pal losses from state sources. <br /> • Existing local revenue base exemptions and exclusions <br /> should be evaluated to see whether they have achieved the <br /> intended tax policy objectives. New or extended exemptions <br /> and exclusions should include a "sunset" date in their autho- <br /> rizing legislation. <br /> Goals <br /> TF-1: Oppose unfunded mandates and shifts of state re- <br /> sponsibilities to counties. <br /> TF-2: Support legislation to grow North Carolina's statewide <br /> economy through sound state investments, including public <br /> infrastructure funding, competitive incentives, and coordi- <br /> nated efforts with county economic development services. <br /> a) Adopt new approaches to economic development in- <br /> centives to include rural counties <br /> 2015 Legislative Goals <br /> 26 North Carolina Association of County Commissioners <br />