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234 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Resolution. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF INTERSTATE SALES TAX COLLECTIONS WHEREAS, out-of-state, direct-market and border sales are effectively exempt from sales and use tax collections due to a 1967 Supreme Court decision, National Bellas Hess v. Illinois Department of Revenue, that ended the obligation of out-of-state direct marketers and border sellers to collect"use" taxes from consumers; WHEREAS, mail order share of the retail market is expected to reach 20 percent within four years; WHEREAS, counties have increasingly relied on sales taxes as a portion of their general funds; and WHEREAS, states and local governments across the country lost as much as $1.5 billion in uncollected taxes in 1985 through the sales of direct marketers and border sellers; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly has extended state and local sales taxes to cover mail-order sales and the out- of-state mail order companies have refused to comply in collecting the tax. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners supports federal legislation that would require out- of-state businesses to collect and remit state and local taxes to their customers~ states. /s/ James W, Lentz James W. Lentz, Chairman /s/ Frankie F, Small Frankie F. Small, Clerk to the Board The Board received the following proposals for the subsurface geotechnical exploration of the NC 136 Bridge and Roadway project for the Coddle Creek Reservoir. Westinghouse F & R Inc. F & R Inc. *(Application of Fee Schedule) TOTAL PROPOSAL COST $31,015.00 $14,460.00 NOT-TO-EXCEED COST $32,000.00 $14,750.00 $27,767.50 N/A UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board awarded the subsurface geotechntcal exploration for the NC 136 Bridge and Roadway project for the Coddle Creek Reservoir to Westinghouse Environmental and Geotechnical Services, Inc. at a total fee of $31,015.00 with a not-to-exceed cost of $32,000.00. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board authorized Chairman Lentz to execute an Agreement with First Union National Bank for the lease-purchase of voting machines with approximately $178,349.00 to be funded and a lease term of two years, complete amortization. The payments at the interest rate and payment factor were as follows. Number of Payments (in arrears) Interest Rate Semi-Annual Payment Semi-Annual Payment Factor 4 7.60% $48,902.00 0.274193 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Chairman Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board authorized Chairman Lentz to execute the CAT Financial Governmental Agreement between Cabarrus County and Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation for the lease purchase of a new Caterpillar 826C Landfill Compactor (S/N: 87X01054) with an annual payment of $60,000.00 for the first year and $53,301.75 for years two through five.