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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 7, 2017 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-a <br /> SUBJECT: Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board Update Presentation <br /> DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> March 1, 2017 Update from ABC General Clerk's Office, 245-2130 <br /> Manager Tony Dubois Travis Myren, 245-2300 <br /> ABC Board Information Sheet Gary Donaldson, 245-2450 <br /> January 31, 2017 and October 14, 2016 <br /> Petition Follow-up Memos from Staff <br /> Alcoholic Beverage Control Board — <br /> Benchmarking — June 30, 2015 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a brief presentation from representatives of the Orange County <br /> Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board and to provide any feedback or questions. <br /> BACKGROUND: The ABC Board provides an annual update to the Board of Commissioners at <br /> the beginning of each calendar year. Gregg Jarvies, Chair of the Orange County Alcoholic <br /> Beverage Control (ABC) Board, and Ron McCoy, Orange County ABC Finance Officer, will <br /> provide a brief presentation on ABC Board activities and operations and will respond to any <br /> questions. <br /> A petition was filed in the fall of 2016 that asked staff to evaluate the level of the ABC Board's <br /> annual contribution to the County. Under North Carolina General Statute 18B-701, the ABC <br /> Board is required to distribute its entire net income after deducting amounts required for law <br /> enforcement and education and retaining proper working capital, to the General Fund of the <br /> County, which represents a financial benefit to the County. <br /> The Finance and Administrative Services Department issued a response to the petition in <br /> January indicating that the current contribution to the County was lower than the contributions in <br /> surrounding counties. As a result, the County has requested an increase to its annual payment. <br /> County staff have had several discussions with ABC Board staff regarding the level at which an <br /> increase could be sustained. The ABC Board will be considering this request during its retreat <br /> on March 21, 2017. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with receiving the presentation. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice impact associated with <br /> receiving this presentation. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the presentation <br /> and provide any questions or comments. <br />