HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0810Commissioner Johnson said various Yadkin County departments assisted, and
that Davie County had also provided personnel and equipment.
Williams thanked everyone who assisted during and after the disaster and made
a otion for the appreciation letters to be written.
VOTING: Ayes — 4; Nays — 0.
TIPPING FEE WAIVER FOR DEBRIS CAUSED BY THE JULY 7
TORNADO: Commissioner Johnson said many people in the northern end of the
county were trying to clean up their properties that were damaged by the recent storm.
He said in the past, a tipping fee waiver had occurred for debris caused by similar
storms.
OTIO by Commissioner Johnson to waive the solid waste tipping fee for the
properties damaged by the recent tornado and for this action to be a temporary measure
and to only apply to the debris caused by the storm.
VOTING: Ayes — 4; Nays — 0.
HOUSE BILL 1638 (Short Title: 911 Service Taxes): County Manager
Mashburn said advocates of the HB 1638 were alleging the bill would further the goals
of Homeland Security by transferring the collection of 911 service taxes to local
governments which would eliminate the existing charges on telephone subscribers. He
said, actually, the legislation was a method to eliminate the collection of an assessment
placed on each telephone bill, and it was being pushed by the phone companies.
Mashburn said the assessment revenue was used to purchase equipment for the
emergency operations center (911 office) and there were strict guidelines for the
money's usage. Mashburn said the telephone companies opposed the assessment and
desired for the charge to be deleted from their customers' invoices. He said the
companies preferred for the local governing bodies (city councils/boards of county
commissioners) to impose the charge. Mr. Mashburn said the assessment had worked
well since 1989, when the charge was $1 per line compared to the current fee of 43¢,
and that a large fund balance did not accrue. He suggested that the clerk to the board
write a resolution in opposition to the legislation.
OTIO by Commissioner Williams for the clerk to the board to (1) draft a
resolution in opposition to the legislation (2) obtain the chairman's signature on the
document and (3) send a copy to the county's legislative delegation.
VOTING: Ayes — 4; Nays — 0.
Senate Bill 508/House Bill 648 (Short Title: Exempt Builders' Inventory):
County Manager Mashburn said SB 508 or HB 648 would not treat properties that had
been purchased for development and subdivided for that purpose as real estate, for ad
valorem tax purposes, and the properties would be exempt under inventory taxes.
Mashburn said that if the legislation were successful, a significant revenue source for
North Carolina's counties would be eliminated. He said the Tax Administrator had
estimated an Iredell County loss of approximately $1.38 million in one year, and the
exemption could last up to five years. Mashburn suggested that a resolution be written
expressing the board's opposition.
Commissioner Johnson said the estimates did not include the vacant lots that
would come on line when the bill became effective. He said this could be millions of
dollars over a decade period of time. Mr. Johnson said the cities would also be
affected.
Commissioner Williams said both SB 508 and HB 1638 would have a negative
effect on the citizens of Iredell County. He said the proposed legislation came from