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2012-2013 <br />Board of Commissioners <br />Legislative Goals <br />1. Request Federal and State legislatures to stop passing on unfunded mandated programs to local <br />governments. <br />2. Schools - Return North Carolina Lottery revenues to the schools' operating and capital improvement <br />budgets. Return to original allotment structure and funding levels. <br />3. Board of Elections — <br />a. Allow for the creation of larger voting districts. <br />b. Allow county to reduce amount of operational voting precincts. <br />c. Continue to permit Early and One Stop voting programs. <br />4. Require /permit state administrative offices to provide "sales tax" information when requested by <br />counties /cities for their budgeting purposes. <br />5. Allow local public health departments /alliances to create and collect fees for restaurant inspections. <br />6. Oppose collective bargaining programs for local government employees. <br />7. Oppose shift of NCDOT (N.C. Department of Transportation) responsibilities to the counties. <br />8. Support the State's Pilot Project to Benefit Local Farmers and Lower Income Households. <br />9. Maintain Medicaid funding at current levels. <br />10. Reinstate sales tax exemption for public schools. <br />11. Study the impact to local government finances of exempting nonprofits from the requirement of paying <br />property taxes and review possible payment in lieu of taxes requirements. <br />12. Address current unfunded mandates (DSS, Schools, Jail, etc.) by providing additional funding, or additional <br />funding sources. <br />13. Review the use of local government incentives in business recruitment, in particular, the practice of local <br />governments bidding against each other for projects. <br />14. Change NC Rural Center's grant /loan award criteria to more closely match the USDA Rural Development <br />aid requirements (specifically, remove the prohibition against aid to municipalities in Tier 3 counties). <br />15. Authorize local option revenue sources already given to any other jurisdiction. <br />16. Revise current tier structure for counties to become more equitable with respect to the recruitment of <br />and expansion of jobs within North Carolina. <br />17. Protect Soil & Water Conservation grants and /or funding streams. <br />Attachment number 1 <br />G -3 Page 233 <br />