Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
<br /> <br />in the base income qualification standard; and <br />maintaining the current provisions which increase <br />the income qualification standard each year based <br />on any cost-of-living adjustment made to the <br />benefits under Titles II and XVI of the Social <br />Security Act for the preceding calendar year; and <br />b) diminish the discriminatory features of the <br />current exemption provisions relating to married <br />couples by establishing graduated income <br />qualification standards for single individuals <br />versus married couples; <br /> <br />10) Sales Tax Distribution Formula – Support legislation <br />directing that all sales tax be distributed on a per <br />capita basis as it is fair and more equitable for <br />counties with less economic development as compared to <br />the point of delivery basis. The UNC School of <br />Government has indicated that a per capita basis tax <br />”would indeed be a more even distribution of LOST <br />revenue across the state”; <br /> <br />11) Maintain Local Government Authority over Solid Waste <br />Management – Oppose any shift of solid waste management <br />and recycling services away from local governments; <br /> <br />7