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535 Resolution No. 2000-26 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BONDS WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly has approved Senate Bill 912, signed by the Governor 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 WHEREAS, North Carolina'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 training and education our students deserve; and WHEREAS, Chapter l15D 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 WHEREAS, proceeds from the bond issue will provide great assistance to North Carolina counties in improving these community college facilities and in assuring quality facilities for our citizens attending the state's universities. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the 'Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners strongly supports the passage of the community college and university bonds on the ballot November 7. Adopted this 18tn day of September, 2000. ATTEST: /s/ Frankie F. Bonds Frankie F. Bonds Clerk to the Board /s/ Arne L. Fennel Arne L. Fennel, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Consideration of Legislative Goals - Chairman Fennel Chairman Fennel presented a proposed Resolution asking the General Assembly to change the sales tax distribution in the State. UPON 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 Assembly. Resolution No. 2000-27 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING LEGISLATION TO CHANGE THE RATIO OF SALES TAX DISTRIBUTION IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WHEREAS, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners is charged with the responsibility under North Carolina General Statutes with providing public school facilities; and WHEREAS, Cabarrus County is experiencing growth in both citizen and school population and has a need for more new school construction; and WHEREAS, the state of North Carolina is experiencing tremendous growth in revenues from all sources; and WHEREAS, the good citizen~ of Cabarrus County overwhelmingly defeated an attempt to raise the sales taxes an additional 1% to 7% and the highest in North Carolina to pay for school construction needs. Thereby confirming that working families and senior citizens cannot afford more new taxes; and WHEREAS, counties are responsible for providing funding for the construction of community colleges resulting in an unprecedented bond referendum to pay for that construction. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Cabarrus County Commissioners that the Legislature be requested to enact legislation that would: Reallocate the current 6% sales taxes to a system called "Sales Tax 3-2- 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 current 2% is allocated,