HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2009-036 Supporting the Orange Co ABC Boards Operation of ABC Stores & Opposing Agency StoresORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE ORANGE COUNTY ABC BOARD'S OPERATION OF ABC
STORES AND OPPOSING "AGENCY STORES"
WHEREAS, the people of Orange County voted to permit the sale of spirituous liquor through the
establishment of the Orange County ABC Board, which is a part of the North Carolina's control
system for the sale of spirituous liquors; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 839/House Bi11768 (Modernization of the ABC System) would permit agency
stores for the sale of spirits where ABC stores are authorized but not in operation and require an ABC
board to contract with an agency store; and
WHEREAS, an "agency store" is a private retail seller like a grocery store, pharmacy or convenience
store and the people of Orange County did not vote to allow spirits to be sold in such private off-
premise retail establishments; and
WHEREAS, the State does not appropriate funds for the operation of the ABC Commission or its
warehouse, which are funded by spirits sales, or for local ABC Boards; and
WHEREAS, Orange County desires to retain North Carolina's control system over the sales of spirits
and to continue to make spirits available to its residents only through its ABC stores; and
WHEREAS, it is a local decision to establish and operate an ABC store and any decision not to open
an ABC Store should be made by the local ABC Board, not the State of North Carolina;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, desire
to maintain the operation of the County's ABC stores through the control system and oppose agency
stores.
This the 5th day of May 2009.
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Valerie P. Foushee, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners
Attest:
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF NORTH CAROLINA'S CURRENT
PUBLIC ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL SYSTEM
WHEREAS, Chapter 18B of the North Carolina General Statutes addresses the regulation
of alcoholic beverages in our state; and
WHEREAS, current North Carolina law establishes a uniform system of control over the
sale, purchase, transportation, manufacture, consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages
in North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, local government control is central to the current alcoholic beverage control
system; it is a local decision to establish and operate ABC stores; and local government, acting
through an appointed local ABC Board, balances the control, profits and availability of spirits in
its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, when local voters approved liquor sales for off-premises consumption, the
voters did not vote to allow liquor to be sold in private retail establishments, but only through
publicly controlled local ABC stores; and
WHEREAS, current law provides that profits from ABC store sales are returned to local
government, and this revenue stream is a critical source of local government funding; and
WHEREAS, it is a priority to maintain current sources of revenue, especially in the
current challenging economic times;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of
Commissioners does hereby support the continuance of the Alcoholic Beverage Control System
and opposes any efforts to privatize the ABC system, diminish local control or to diminish the
local government revenue stream afforded from local ABC store profits.
Adopted this 17~' day of August, 2010.
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Valerie Foushee, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners
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