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535 Resolution No. 2000~26 R~SOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF C0~9~U~I~"/ COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BONDS WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly has approved Senate Bill 912, signed by the Govsz~or and enacted as Session Law 2000-2, placing on the ballot a proposal to issue $3.1 billion in general obligation bonds, proceeds from which are to be used to improve facilities within the state's university system ($2.5 billion) and community college system ($600 million); and ~"~EREJ~g, North Ca~ollna's community colleges and universities provide our citizens with the opportunities to learn the skills and educational experience that improve the quality of our cultural and economic life; and WHEREAS, the facilities within these universities and community colleges--including laboratories, classrooms and other training facilities-- must. be improved and modernized if our institutions are to '.retain the capacity to provide the tralning and education our students deserve; and %~4EREAS, Chapter 115D of the North Carolina General Statutes place on Boards of County Commissioners responsibility for appointing community college trustees and providing funds to create and maintain community college facilities; and ~R~J~S, proceeds from the bond issue will provide great assistance to North Carolina counties in improving these community college facilities in assuring quality facilities for our citizens attending the state's universities. NOW, T~PJ~FORE BE IT RESOL~D that the Cabarz~s County Board of Commissioners strongly supports the passage of the community college and university bonds on the ballot November 7. Adopted this 10=h day of September, 2000. ATTEST: /s/ Frankie F. Bonds Frankie F. Bonds Clerk to the Board /s/ Arne L. Fennel Arne L. Fennel, chairman Cabarz-/s County Board of Cormnissioners Consideration of Le~islative Goals - Chairman Fennel Chairman Fennel presented a proposed Resolution asking the .General Assembly to change the sales tax distribution in the State. WON MOTION of Chairman Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Resolution as a Legislative Goal for the 2001 session of the General ~sembly. Resolution NO. 2000-27 A RESOLUTION REQHESTIN~ LEGISLATION TO C~L~RGE THE PATIO OF SALES TAX DISTRIBUTION IN T~E STATE OF 'NORTH CAROLINA the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners is charged with the responsibility under North Carolina General Statutes with providing public school facilities; and WHEPd~, Cabarrus County is ex~eriencing growth in both citizen and school population and has a need for more new school construction; and WHEREAS, the state of North Carolina is ex~eriencing tremendous growth in revenues from all sourses; and W~RF~, u- the good citizens of Cabarrus County overwhelmingly defeated an attempt to raise the sales taxes an additional 1% to 7% and the highest ia North Carolina to pay for school construction needs. Thereby confirming that working families and senior citizens cannot afford more new taxes; and W~BRE~, counties are responsible for providing funding for the construction of community colleges resulting in an unprecedented bond referendum to pay for that const~ction. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Cabarz-/s County Coramissioners that the Legislature be requested to enact legislation that would: Reallocate the current 6% sales taxes to a system called ~Sales Tax 1.' This would be allocated as follows: 3% to the State for the purposes deemed appropriate by our elected legislators, 2% to the counties and cities on the same basis that the