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4 <br /> first •and that County Government try to live within its means as the <br /> citizens of the County do. <br /> ROBERT NICHOLS , asked that alternatives for raising money be looked <br /> at by the County. Commissioner Carey stated that there will be funds <br /> available from other sources to help finance the CIP. <br /> TED LATTA questioned the method of financing the CIP and was referred <br /> to the document for clarification. <br /> OSCAR COMPTON stated he does not want to pay any additional taxes. A <br /> quality education cannot be bought -- a better job needs to be done with <br /> what is available without raising taxes. He asked that the Greenways be <br /> deleted from consideration. <br /> WITH NO FURTHER COMMENTS THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. <br /> 2. MCLENNAN'S FARM 9. l o A- m 2,2_ �f <br /> D. RESOLUTIONS OR PROCLAMATIONS <br /> 1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY <br /> Motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by <br /> Commissioner Willhoit to approve the resolution as printed below: <br /> A RESOLUTION URGING MAXIMUM LOCAL AUTONOMY <br /> IN SETTING SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES <br /> WHEREAS, North Carolina has a national reputation for its strong and <br /> effective county government; and <br /> WHEREAS, that national recognition includes an acknowledgement of the <br /> large amount of home rule afforded counties by the North Carolina General <br /> Assembly; and <br /> WHEREAS, the National Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental <br /> Relations in a recent survey ranked North Carolina among the top states in <br /> the nation for the amount of home rule afforded counties and cities; and <br /> WHEREAS, recent actions of the General Assembly have restricted this <br /> local autonomy in that the General Assembly has enacted special mandated <br /> retirement systems for law enforcement officers and most recently <br /> registers of deeds; and <br /> WHEREAS, at a recent meeting of the Social Services Study Commission, <br /> the Social Services Association in testimony before the committee <br /> recommended mandatory salaries for social workers; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is not in the best interest of an effective and strong <br /> county government system for continued deterioration of home rule relating <br /> to county employees salaries and fringe benefits be continued. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners that: <br /> 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina is commended for the high <br /> degree of local autonomy which has been granted to county government in <br /> North Carolina. <br /> 2 . It is desirable for this high degree of local autonomy to be <br />