Agenda - 09-20-2016 - 7-a - Orange County’s Recommendations Regarding Goals for Inclusion in the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners’ (NCACC) 2017-18 Legislative Goals Package

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9 Counties have relied on these funds to repay debt service for public school construction and renovation; 8) Increased State Support for Public Education — Support legislation to increase and ensure secure and stable funding for operating and capital expenses for quality K-12 education in public schools; 9) Smart Start and More at Four — Support legislation to increase and ensure secure and stable funding, enhanced quality early care and education, and family access and benefits in settings public and private. Sustain teacher quality; evidence-based learning objectives; healthy life styles; and community engagement; 10) Child Care Subsidy — Support legislation to reverse changes made to the childcare subsidy program available to working families, including establishing eligibility for all children at 200% of the federal poverty level, to help many working parents who are trying to become more financial self-sufficient, and amend the provision change that requires nonparent relatives living with the child to have their income counted for child care eligibility; 11) Sales Tax Exemption — Support legislation to exempt counties, cities, school boards, community colleges, and state or county established water and sewer authorities from payment of state and local sales taxes on purchases within North Carolina. The legislation should contain a provision permitting the state to repay the last refund over a multi-year period to minimize state budget impacts. Alternatively, support legislation to allow public schools to apply for sales tax refunds; 12) Tax System Modifications — Seek legislation that enhances the county property tax system with increases in the income qualifications for homestead exemption and support reinstatement of the earned income tax credit; 13) Medicaid Enhancement — Seek legislation to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act to provide coverage for low- income adults and families and support legislation for a rate increase for Medicaid services to at least cover cost of service to encourage more physicians to treat the growing number of Medicaid clients; 14) Maintain Local Government Authority over Solid Waste Management — Oppose any shift of solid waste management and recycling services away from local governments; 15) Electronics Recycling — Oppose the lifting of restrictions on disposal of electronics in landfills;