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NCACC Legislative Goals 2009-2010 Priority Goal • Revenue Options and Protection -Seek legislation to allow all counties to enact by resolution or, at the option of the Board of Commissioners, by voter referendum any or all revenue options from among those that have been authorized for any other county, including local option sales taxes, prepared food taxes, impact fees and real estate transfer taxes; and to preserve the existing local revenue base. Taxation and Finance 1. Motor Vehicle Property Taxes -Support continued appropriations from the Combined Motor Vehicle and Registration Account to ensure that the previously ratified motor vehicle taxation legislation is implemented according to the existing timetable and without any additional delay. 2. Impact Analysis -Support efforts to analyze the fiscal impacts of tax relief programs and exemptions enacted by the General Assembly to provide transparency on acounty-by-county basis with respect to the local effects of such tax breaks. 3. Definition of Charity -Support legislation to clarify the definition of "charity" for hospitals, including facilities financed through bonds issued by the Medical Care Commission, and continuing care facilities, and require that any property valuation exclusion formula provide for a higher test of "charity," to include a calculation of the cost of non-reimbursed care delivered. 4. Manufactured Home Taxes -Support legislation to require all taxes levied on a manufactured home to be paid before the home may be moved, repossessed or sold on-site. 5. Central Listing and Assessing of Cellular and Cable Companies -Support legislation to centrally list and assess cellular companies and cable companies as public service companies. 6. Reimbursement, In Rem Foreclosures -Support an increase in the reimbursement rate for local government collection efforts related to in rem foreclosures. Justice and Public Safety 1. E-911 Funds -Support legislation to preserve county revenue from E-911 charges and allow counties greater flexibility in the use of the funds; and restructure the 911 Board created by G.S. 62A-41 to add additional local government representation. 2. Reimbursement, state inmates in county jails -Seek legislation to increase the daily reimbursement rate for housing state inmates in county jails. 3. Gang Prevention -Support additional funds for gang prevention, intervention and suppression activities. 4. Methamphetamine Labs -Support legislation and appropriations to mitigate the prevalence of methamphetamine production and use through the state. 5. Court Facilities Fee -Support legislation to allow counties to collect additional facilities fees to help fund capital, operational and other needs associated with ever-increasing judicial activities. 6. Criminal Justice Information -Support legislation which requires sharing of information by the juvenile justice system with the adult criminal system during the conduct of any felony-level criminal investigation. Environment 1. Water and Sewer Infrastructure - (a) Support legislation providing the necessary capital for the maintenance, upgrade, installation and expansion of public water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure, with encouragement for water reclamation facilities; and (b) seek legislation to create a study of the rules and procedures for evaluating the available capacity of pump stations. 2. Funds for Regional Water Resource Management -Support funding for regional councils to develop and implement multi jurisdictional water resource management planning and programs in every region through the cooperation of local governments, water users, and other stakeholders. 3. Private Well Testing -Seek legislation limiting state mandated contaminant testing of private wells to naturally occurring chemicals, and authorizing local control over well testing for named petroleum-based pollutants. G-4 Page 145