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365 CABARRUS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Tina C. Loving, Chairman Samuel F. Davis, Jr., Vice-Chairman Betty B. Alston Harold Hartsell, Sr. George F. Monk Jerry M. Pierce Robert F. Weaver BY: /s/ Joseph N. Fries Joseph N. Fries, Secretary Dr. Joseph N. Fries, Superintendent of Cabarrus County Schools, reviewed the long-range plans for renovating classrooms in schools through- out the county. Ms. Ann Glosson, President of Cabarrus County's unit of the North Carolina Association of Educators, stated that a poll had indicated that 74 percent (74%) of all school personnel in the county were in favor of the additional one-half cent (1/2¢) sales tax for the benefit of the children in Cabarrus County. Dr. Grier Bradshaw, Superintendent of the Kannapolis City Schools, spoke in support of the one-half cent (1/2¢) sales tax and reviewed the needs of the Kannapolis City Schools. Ms. Margie Spry, employee of Cannon Mills, stated she was "bitterly opposed to any more taxation right now." Mr. Roland Jordan asked that the additional one-half cent (1/2¢) sales tax be postponed for at least six months or a year. He stated that the economy was poor and that many persons in the county were unemployed at the present time. Mr. Manuel Kiser opposedthe imposition of the one-half cent (1/2¢) sales tax by the Board of Commissioners and urged the Board to call for a referendum to consider the levy of the tax at the spring primary. Also, Mr. Kiser stated it would be difficult for merchants to figure the additional one-half cent (1/2¢) sales tax and would be expensive for them to modify existing equipment to calculate the additional tax. Mr. Bill Powlas spoke against the one-half cent (1/2¢) sales tax and stated the issue should be decided by the people in a referendum. The following Resolution was received from the City Council of the City of Concord. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ONE-HALF PERCENT SALES TAX WHEREAS, the General Assembly enacted the amended Senate Committee substitute for House Bill #426 into Law (Chapter 908); and WHEREAS, the act authorizes each county to levy an additional one- half percent local option sales tax; and WHEREAS, the distribution of net proceeds will be Q~ a p,er c~pita basis among counties which levy the tax, and among counties and municipalities in the county under the same formula currently in use in that county for the distribution of the existing one cent local option sales tax proceeds; and WHEREAS, the proceeds to municipalities will be spent on the following basis: 40 percent for the first five years and 30 percent for the next five years must be used for water and sewer capital outlay or retirement of debt; and WHEREAS, additional revenues are needed by the City of Concord for capital outlay; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF CONCORD DOTH RESOLVE: Sect ion 1. T~at the City of Concord requests the County Board of Commissioners levy the one-half percent local option sales tax as authorized by the above act adopted by the General Assembly.