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t:II~UTES 1 ORP.NGE COUNTX BOARD OF. COMMISSIONERS MARCH l3, 1984 14'% The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on March 13, 1984 at 7:30 p.m. in the Superior Courtroom, Orange County Courthouse, .Hillsborough, North Carolina. Conunissioners Present: Don ti~7illhoit, Chair, and Commissioners Ben Lloyd, Shirley Marshall, Norman Walker and Richard Whined. A • ~~3BS~ ~ Conunissioner Willhoit noted a lever from Lee F.icketts, President of the Joppa Oaks Homeowners Association, who emphasized the difference the nets dog ordinance had made in the community. The residents can walk on the road without being attacked or followed by a pack of dogs. S . BIdI~I.B~1S~C~?M~,~ None Z • M~t,~r5_ Not on thp,~S.;~~pd Agenda Kenneth R. Thompson, County Manager, added one item to the agenda for the purchase of six (6) vehicles for the sheriff's department. C. P~~Ic'~~A,$~7~ 1. C~nsideraiion~~~~~.tt9--~h~ds~].tian~,J.~ne-Half_CF~t S~1 Ps Tax Thompson presented information on the sales tax and presented reasons and justification of the sales tax: (l) condition of school facilities, and (2) need for repair of equipment. Present monies do not allow for any renovations or new construction. The Counties re- sponsibility for the schools include appropriating funds for current expenses and providing funds for capital improvements - major or new construction. The County is 42~ above the state average in funding the Orange County Schools from local sources and 116 above the state average in funding Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools from local sources. The County has fallen behind in meeting capital needs. Because the property tax does not grow at the same rate of inflation, especially during periods of growth, another source of funds is needed. The legislative .provides the sales tax with two purposes: (l) to give counties and municipalities the opportunity of an added source of revenue to meet ongoing financial needs, and (2) to reduce reliance on other revenue like the property tax. The tax does have some restrictions: (1) during the first five years, proceeds from the.additienal one half cent sales tax can be spent in an unrestrictive manner up to 60~ with 40~ going to schools; (2) during the -- second five years the percent for unrestricted use may be 70~ with 30$ for schools, and (3) thereafter unrestricted. The one half cent sales tax is to be distributed on a per capita basis. Tf all 100 counties participate, 96~ of the returns will be returned to the County. The total projection for the upcoming year from the proceeds would be 51,866,600. Dr. Liner from the Institute of Government presented information on the three (3) kinds of taxes -proportional, regressive and progressive. He noted that: (1) the amount of tax paid will go up with income; (2) it will bring in a lot of Honey at a low rate; (3) consumers don't mind na~riricr ~n andit;nna7 nnP half cant sa1aG tax. and (4) sales tax would