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47 <br /> <br />• But county cooperative extension dollars are distributed more towards unincorporated <br />areas than the cities. <br />• Other things include payments from Carrboro to Chapel Hill to help fund public transit. <br />• Other programs have slight variations in them depending upon where the service is <br />located. <br />• Also recall that there are other differences such as differences in property taxes due to <br />differences in property valuation. <br />• All of these factors combine to make these small differences in the per capita numbers <br />between the cities. <br />• It does not appear though that there is a concerted effort at the county level to subsidize <br />one part of the county over the other <br />• Finally, recall that these numbers are a ‘snapshot’. If tax dollars are being saved into <br />reserve fund ‘X’ that would mostly benefit town ‘Z’, then today it might appear that town <br />‘Z’ is paying more and getting fewer services. <br />• But if this study was repeated in a few years from now when the reserved fund dollars <br />are being spent, than it might appear that town ‘Z’ is paying less and getting more <br />services. <br />• Notice that whatever inequity exists at the jurisdiction level is driven largely by inequity in <br />the federal tax system and not the local tax system <br /> <br />Questions <br /> <br />8. Consent Agenda <br /> <br />• Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda <br />- Item 8-e by Commissioner Marcoplos. This item was discussed earlier in the evening, <br />between agenda items 4 and 5. <br />• Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Burroughs, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br />approve the remaining items on the Consent Agenda. <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />• Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda <br /> <br />a. Minutes <br />The Board approved the minutes from December 4 and 12, 2017 as submitted by the Clerk to <br />the Board. <br />b. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Releases/Refunds <br />The Board adopted a resolution, which is incorporated by reference, to release motor vehicle <br />property tax values for seven taxpayers with a total of seven bills that will result in a reduction of <br />revenue, in accordance with the NCGS. <br />c. Property Tax Releases/Refunds <br />The Board adopted a resolution, which is incorporated by reference, to release property tax <br />values for three taxpayers with a total of seven bills that will result in a reduction of revenue in <br />accordance with North Carolina General Statute 105-381. <br />d. Applications for Property Tax Exemption/Exclusion <br />The Board considered nine untimely applications for exemption/exclusion from ad valorem <br />taxation for nine bills for the 2017 tax year.