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SLATIVE GOALS
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RFQUEST FOC A DIS A SASSOCIAT ON OF t COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
By THE NORTH legislative goals offered by the NCACC.
(NCACC): Ad was held on proposed
(Commissioner Ray will be the voting delegate for the legislative conference to be held January 11,
1.)
12,200 MOTION oats.
y Commissioner Johnson to approve the following g
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0,
ing the verbatim wording submitted by the NCACCJ
(Note: The goals are listed us
Taxation of state & local
Support legislation to exempt counties cities, school boards and community colleges from payment
sales taxes on government purchases.
Clarify the definitions of "charitable hospital," "charitable hospital purpose," and determine a minimum level of
charitable care for charitable hospitals to qualify for property tax exemption.
Change the Homestead [Exemption as follows:
o The amount of the exclusion shall be the greater of $20,000 or 50% of the value of the rest the annual COLA
o The initial income threshold shall be $15,000; the income threshold shall be adjusted y
of Revenue shall issue an annual advisory to inform the
adopted by the Social security Administration.
o The property tax division of the NC Dept.
counties.
support legislation to restore growth in reimbursements, provided by the state, to replace local revenue lost when the
General Assembly repealed certain local property taxes.
support legislation to improve the system through which property taxes n motor vehicles are collected such ss:
o Adding provisions to allow the local assessors/collectors to change a vehicle owner's mailing address
without the owner's authorization, provide social security numbers of the owners of registered motor
o Adding provisions to require the DMV to p
ecoun
vehicles that havepei
enalty netherfirstregistration to th ty tax r
oProviding fora 2% pmonth that taxes on registered motor vehicles are past due.
Y
for determining Present use values by using cash rents rather than com and
Support legislation to revise statutes dealing with taxation of agricultural land based on its present use value y
o Changing the methodology
soybean yields; purpose of land speculation.
o Preventing abuse of the statutes for the
Public_ Fd�t0U
Support legislation to fully fund schools.
Support legislation to reinstitute state funding of local school utility costs,
it current expense allotment) to a receiving school system in another county when the student
Support legislation to require that a county where a special needs student has his or here other co residence pay tunton
(equivalent to the per pup
system to take advantage of its special needs curriculum.
enrolls in the receiving county's school
ermatched their share of state community college bond
Support legislation to give credit to counties that have ov
proceeds.
Human__ gesources in the Medicaid program.
Seek legislation to phase out county cost-sharing
Seek legislation reuniting t e Division
he Division it nm c talH alth in the Dept. of Health & Human Services and
Health (currently in the ces
rces)
with
Pub
Natural Res
and accountability, and full state funding of a basic benefit
Support legislation restructuring the mental health system to provide for county determination of management ane
service structure, county monitoring of fiscal integrity
package for all citizens in need of mental health treatment.