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Resolution No. 2000- <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION REQUESTING LEGISLATION TO CHANGE THE <br />RATIO OF SALES TAX DISTRIBUTION IN THE STATE OF <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners is charged with the responsibility under North <br /> Carolina General Statutes with providing public school facilities; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Cabarms County is experiencing growth in both citizen and school population and has a need for <br /> more new school construction; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the state of North Carolina is experiencing tremendous growth in revenues f~om all sources; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the good citizens of Cabarrus County overwhelmingly defeated an attempt to raise the sales taxes <br /> an additional 1% to 7% and the highest in North Carolina to pay for school construction needs. <br /> Thereby confmuing that working families and senior citizens cannot afford more new taxes; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, counties are responsible for providing funding for the construction of community colleges <br /> resulting in an unprecedented bond referendum to pay for that construct/on. <br /> <br /> THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Cabarms County Commissioners that the Legislature be <br /> requested to enact legislation that would: <br /> <br /> Reallocate the current 6% sales taxes to a system called "Sales Tax 3-2-1." This would be <br /> allocated as follows: <br /> <br /> 3% to the State for the purposes deemed appropriate by our elected legislators, <br /> 2% to the counties and cities on the same basis that the current 2% is allocated, <br /> 1% to counties dedicated to the construction of new public school buildings. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to all county governments in North <br />Carolina, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners and the North Carolina League of Municipalities. <br /> <br /> Adopted this 18th day of September 2000. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Ame L. Fennel, Chairman <br />Cabarms County Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board <br /> <br /> <br />