RES-2018-036 Resolution regarding OC legislative Matters

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