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NORTH CAROLINA
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RESOLUTION REGARDING
ORANGE COUNTY ~ LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Orange County that the Board hereby requests the Senator and
Representatives representing Orange County take the following
positions on legislation regarding the following Statewide
matters:
1) * Revenue Options for Local Government - Support
legislation that authorizes any local government to
enact any revenue source that is presently available to
one or more local governments in the state. Local
governments have experienced significant budget cuts in
recent years. Providing flexibility regarding revenue.
options to fund local government services will allow
local governments to tailor their respective funding
plans based on individual needs and goals;
2) * County Responsibility for Roads - Oppose legislation
shifting the state's existing responsibility for
funding transportation construction and maintenance
projects to county governments. However, if the
responsibility or the sharing of responsibility for
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secondary. road improvements and/or the maintenance of
roads is required of county governments, then Orange
County requests that counties also be given the
authority to levy fees, tolls, and other charges as may
be necessary to provide funding to address this new
responsibility. A new responsibility should include
new revenue opportunities to accomplish the identified
needs;
3) * Bio-solids Disposal - Support legislation which
provides county governments some opportunity to
regulate and/or have input into, but not prohibit, bio-
. solids application activities, including the acceptable
"classes" of bio-solids for application and the
prohibition of bio-solids application. in certain
environmentally sensitive areas such as critical
watersheds. The appropriate application of bio-solids
for agricultural use should be allowed with counties
playing a role in the process;
4) Energy Efficiency Standards in Local Building Codes -
Support changes in State law to allow local governments
to include standards for energy efficiency in local
building codes that are higher than those contained in
the State Building Code;
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5) * Broadband - Support legislation, funding, and other
efforts to expand broadband capability to the un-served
and under-.served areas of the State to enhance quality
of life as well as expand opportunities for jobs
creation, small business development, and growth in
farm enterprises. Orange County opposes legislation
limiting local governments' efforts to provide
broadband and supports legislation and regulations that
would preserve local option and authority where needed
to deploy community broadband systems and ensure
community access to critical broadband services;
6} Sales Tax Exemption - Support legislation to exempt
counties, cities, school boards, community colleges,
and the Orange Water & Sewer Authority from payment of
state and local sales taxes on purchases within North
Carolina. The legislation should contain a provision
permitting the state to repay the last refund over a
multi-year period to minimize state budget impacts.
Alternatively, Orange County supports legislation to
fully restore public schools' access to sales tax
refunds .
* This item generally coincides with a similar North Carolina Association of
County Commissioners (NCACC) 2011-12 Legislative Goal.
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Upon motion of Commissioner seconded by
Commissioner ~ Item #1 of the foregoing resolution
was adopted by a vote of 5-2 (Commissioners Yuhasz and McKee
voting nay) this the 1St day of February, 2011.
Upon motion of Commissioner seconded by
Commissioner Items #2 through 6 of the foregoing
resolution were adopted this the 1st day of February, 2011.
I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the
County of Orange, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said
Board at a meeting held on February 1, 2011 as relates in any
way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings
are recorded in Minute Book No. of the minutes of said
Board..
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WITNESS my hand and the .seal of said County, this ~ day