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Minutes — Regular Meeting Solid Waste Advisory Board April 10, 2003 Approved May S , 2003 Wilson states that the concern is what is the policy for the permanent fully implemented system . How they are treated for the first year is not that important because it is not a lot of money for the public housing . We can resolve it for the first year with the Commissioners to come up with some solution . Or it can be an jissue that we can defer to the second phase of implementation and give public housing a pass for the first year . Arndt asks if the County already has wording that addresses this . Gist moves that the we recommend that the County Commissioners thoroughly examine with their attorney the issue of providing exemptions to multi-family housing which is owned by non-profit or government organizations . Vickers 2nd Passes 1 -opposed • Fraternities/Sororities Wilson states that we know that they will get charged . It would be an administrative detail of how that is figured . • Carol Wood Pollock states that they became a tax-exempt entity last year . There are over 300 units on that property . Their umbrella states that they are tax exempt non-profit . Last year they voluntarily taxed themselves . They didn' t have to do that . Hughes states that this type of issue was dealt with in Chatham County regarding Carolina Meadows . They pay $45 / unit. Gist moves that Carol Woods not be exempt . Smith 2nd Passes unanimously . • Elderly/Low Income Property Tax Exemption Pollock states this is not on the agenda but it came up today while I was meeting with the tax office . We may want to follow the county ' s lead on this issue . Gist asks if those would be the same that receive the homestead exemption ? Pollock replies yes . Gist moves that anyone that receives the homestead exemption from the County should receive this exemption also . Arndt 2nd Passes 1 - Abstain 7