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SECTION A. 3. LOCAL BILLS (Cont.) Oppose Mecldenburg Commuter Tax (Attachments) RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO 5IECK. LENBURG C O U~"I'Y'S PROPOSED PAYROLL TAX We, the Board of Commissioners of Cabarrus County, North Carolina, do hereby adopt the follov,~ng resolution La opposition to Mecklenburg Counb"s proposed payroll tax. W'hereas, the .Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners have proposed a one percent (1%) payroll tax upon persons employed v,'kh~ Mecklenburg County. .-knd whereas, tbJs one percent (1%) tax is estimated to generate 94 mRllon dollars for Mecklenburg County wkh one half of the dollars generated from commuters lo be forwvaded to the home county of the commutLug empJoyees being taxed. A.~d whereas, the t'-~ is aimed at commuters who work in .Mecklenburg County and 1P~,e ~n ne~ghborLug counties, thus creating a taxatioa vchhout representation for au estimated 16,000 Cabarrus County residents. A.ud whereas, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners believes that our commuting cStlzens are not responsible for Ibc major Lty of the costs assoda;ed v.'kh Mecl'Jenburg Coun~:s budget, ~ncIud~g the major areas of schools, soda] servhes, and other enthlemen:s. And '~'h ereas, the Cabarrns County Bo~'d of CommlssJoners realizes that a slgn]ficant p~ece of my count), budget is -~o funded through s~les l~es, stale revanues ~nd ~nl5. And that the residents of n6ghboH~g counties lo Medlenburg spend an enormous amount of money ~dthin Mecklenburg Count, boosting 5ts loom economy, as we~ as its sales t~ revenues. And whereas, we neighboring counties to .Mecl:]enburg, currently are paring for ser~qces such as fire, police, schools, and various other services rcqu~ed by our residents that commule ~o .Mecklenburg County wh~]e Mecklenburg Count)' collects the taxes generated by those companies which depend on our residents lo function. And whereas, the Cabarrus County Board of Comm~ssloners believes that a payroll tax of thh nature would be detrimental 1o promoting the regSonalism !hat all surrounding counties are currently pursuing. Therefore, be il resoh'ed, that the Cabarrus County Board of CommhsSoners hereby urges the Mecklenburg Coumty Board of Commissioners to drop their appeal to the North Carolina General Assembly regarding this payroll t2x. And be it furlher resolved, teal we request tka! al! nelghbor[ng counties jo[n v,'5~h us ~n urging the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners to drop their 2ppeal to the North Carolina General Assembly regarding this pa)roll tax. And be it further resolved, that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners will forward this resolution Io the M'ecklenburg Counly Board of Commissioners, the Boards of County CommlssJoners that neighbor Mecklenburg County and to our local delegation lo thc General Assembly. Adopted this the 1st day of February., 1993. Carolyn B. Carpenler, Chairman A-3 Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk lo thc Board