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and Lodging Program, and Resolution No. 2006- RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL FEES FOR FOOD AND LODGING WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina mandates that local government provide Food and Lodging support and inspections; and WHEREAS, the State provides less than $15,000 per year in support of providing Food and Lodging support and inspections; and WHEREAS, it costs the local taxpayers of Cabarrus County upwards of $200,000 to meet the State mandated requirements of the Food WHEREAS, the Cabarrus Health Alliance Food and Lodging Program has been 100 percent compliant with the State mandate for the past four years, and WHEREAS, Local Health Departments fully support holding the State Environmental Health Division harmless for the funding to develop and maintain the environmental health data system; and WHEREAS, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners believes fee for service funding for Food and Lodging support and inspections would be a more equitable than asking county residents to bear the cost of this State mandated service through the use of ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, other State mandated services such as the On-Site Sewage Program are funded using a fee for service approach; and WHEREAS, Food and Lodging facility owners and operators are the ones who draw financial benefit from such facilities; THEREFORE, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, meeting in regular session, hereby requests the General Assembly to enact legislation empowering local government to enact and collect fees for providing Food and Lodging support and inspections from such enterprises operating within their boundaries. This the 18th day of December, 2006. Attest: Kay Honeycutt Clerk to the Board Robert W. Carruth, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners F-I ~)