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— . ee5OLUTION CONCERNING RESTRUCTURING OF REVENUE RESOURCES FOR COUNTIES wErRZAS , President Reagan ' s New Federalism initiatives have alreed had as sianificant impact on the funding of social services, public heal and education programs delivered by the State of North Carolina and its counties ; and WEEREAS , President Reagan has proposed transferring funding respon sibilitv for AFDC and some 35 " turnback programs" to the State and its counties witheut assurance that funding resources will be provided to meet the 'future costs of these programs; and WHEREAS , the majority of these programs are not "turnback programs since the federal acvernment initiated them; and WHEREAS , income maintenance programs should be the sole responsibi of the federal government; and WHEREAS , the proposed cuts in federal fending of the programs to b transferred exceed savines to be realized by elimination of the federal level of bui-eaucrecy; and WHEREAS , the North Carolina Association of County Coneeissioners agrees in erinciele with the coal of previr' ino control of eeeeneiel services at the level of eoveenment most capable of dellyerina them; an wTem'REAS , couneies eannoe be an e"eceive ==etner with the State in meseine the challenges of eh. eFederalism if the increased funding m' be threegee incrseses in e-coe-ty taxes , one of the most rece.essive t= e, in exieeenee and curre-eele- ehe eountiec ' e::mar y -avenu e scu-ce ; and the Nereh Ce-oline Aie=ezi =eien of County Cemmiesienei-s ';,: 14eeee that ::crth Carolina , when neeeeietine with the federal ccve-n- . ment, needs to zire eee to resecvine r' ieeaeitiee in -escu-ce match , enactine lezielation, rene meineen=neeee'ee""e: previsiens and redueiee admineteeeee' eeideleee. ie ehee reecerei can be directed to local needs and local ericrieies ; NOW, THEREFORE , EE IT RESOLVED by the Ncren Caroline Association o: County Cemmissioners t:-at in order for counties to continue their ero4u; partnership ieith the State in e—ovidinc the oeocle of North Carolina wii progressive and productive programs that meet the needs of eublic educe: public health, the elderly, the poor , the handicaeped and, the child-en , eseecially as exempli 'ie,4 by the progress :" the e = et. -ese-ec of responslities muse oc aecemoaeieA o, .= 'eeet-uceui-inc of resources for counties in order that the sources of revenue are of the economy in the same proportion as of the State; and 7:-T2RT_H-c-ps Be :e 1.1e-e:,eeee rea:luticn be f:r :ardad to the appropriate committee of the Association