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September 17, 2007 (Regular Meeting) Page 554 WHEREAS, relieving counties of the Medicaid burden was the Number One legislative goal for all counties; WHEREAS, every member of the 2007 North Carolina General Assembly recognized and supported the need for Medicaid relief; WHEREAS, every member of the House of Representatives supported House Bill 1929, which would have provided a permanent cap and additional targeted relief; WHEREAS, every member of the Senate supported provisions of the budget to eliminate the county Medicaid share completely; WHEREAS, Governor Mike Easley publicly expressed his support on numerous occasions; WHEREAS, a negotiating team with representatives from the House, the Senate and the Governor's Office reached consensus on a solution to relieve counties of their Medicaid burden; and WHEREAS, this solution is fair and equitable to all parties; and WHEREAS, this solution protects municipal revenues, allows the state to phase in the assumption of the county Medicaid share over three years while gradually assuming sufficient county revenues to cover the increased costs, does not force counties to raise property or sales taxes to receive Medicaid relief and provides additional revenue authority to counties faced with rapidly increasing infrastructure needs; WHEREAS, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners commends and expresses our appreciation to the 2007 North Carolina General Assembly for proving themselves to be true "Friends of the Counties"; WHEREAS, the Speaker of the House and the Senate President Pro Tem were asked to read this resolution into the Journals of their respective bodies on May 13, 2008; WHEREAS, copies of this resolution were transmitted to all counties, and that each board of county commissioners were asked to present a copy of this resolution to each member of their delegation as an expression of gratitude for this historic and significant action. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners hereby extends its gratitude to the North Carolina General Assembly and to the Cabarrus County delegation for all their efforts related to Medicaid relief. Adopted this the 17th day of September, 2007. /s/ Robert W. Carruth, Chairman Robert W. Carruth, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners ATTEST: /s/ KaV HoneVCUtt Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board (G) NEW BUSINESS es of Values i Rules £or 2008 Brent Weisner, Tax Administrator, reported statutes require a public hearing be held before the Proposed Uniform Schedules of Values, Standards and Rules for 2008 Countywide Revaluation can be adopted in October. He also reported to date, there have been no questions or concerns from the public about these schedules. At the request of the Board, Mr. Weisner explained the purpose of the schedules and their use by appraisers in determining accurate market values. He responded to several questions from the Board and reported the schedules are available for public inspection in the Tax Department and are also posted on the County's website. After the public hearing is held, he said the schedules will be presented to the Board for adoption; during the next 30 days the public has the right to file an appeal to the Property Tax Commission. At 7:06 p.m., Chairman Carruth opened the public hearing on the Proposed Uniform Schedule of Values, Standards and Rules for the 2008 Countywide Revaluation. The Public Hearing Notice was published on August 23, 2007 in the INDEPENDENT TRIBUNE and in THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER (Cabarrus Neighbors).