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<br />NORTH CAROLINA
<br />CABARRUS COUNTY
<br /> RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE CREATION OF
<br /> THE CABARRUS COUNTY TOURISM AUTHORITY AND
<br /> AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE
<br /> FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES THEREFOR
<br />
<br /> THIS RESOLUTION AND AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of the
<br />1st day of July, 1994, by and between CABARRUS COUNTY, a corporate
<br />body politic and subdivision of the State of North Carolina
<br />(hereinafter referred to as the "COUNTY"); and THE CABARRUS COUNTY
<br />TOURISM AUTHORITY, a public instrumentality organized and existing
<br />pursuant to Chapter 658 of the Session Laws of North Carolina, 1989
<br />session (hereinafter referred to as the "TOURISM AUTHORITY");
<br /> W I T N E S S E T H: that --
<br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 658 of the 1989 Session Laws of
<br />the North Carolina General Assembly, the General Assembly of North
<br />Carolina authorized Cabarrus County to create the TOURISM AUTHORITY
<br />and to levy a room occupancy tax after a public hearing; and
<br /> WHEREAS, on August 21, 1989, after ten (10) days public notice
<br />and a public hearing, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners
<br />imposed and levied within Cabarrus County a three percent (3%) room
<br />occupancy and tourism development tax, effective January 1, 1990;
<br />and
<br /> WHEREAS, on August 21, 1989, the Cabarrus County Board of
<br />Commissioners made the initial appointments to the TOURISM AUTHORITY
<br />pursuant to law and, thereby, created the Tourism Authority as a
<br />public authority, pursuant to local government, Budget and Fiscal
<br />Control Act, which, through its members, is vested with those powers
<br />and duties assigned to it pursuant to law; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners wishes to:
<br /> (a) Reaffirm and ratify the existence of the TOURISM
<br />AUTHORITY, its powers, duties and responsibilities; and
<br /> (b) Undertake, through its Finance Department, those
<br />accounting, payroll, purchasing and related fiscal duties requested
<br />by the TOURISM AUTHORITY, and establish a separate and segregated
<br />trust fund to implement and maintain said undertaking. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND AGREED that:
<br /> 1. The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners does hereby
<br />ratify and reaffirm the creation of the Cabarrus County Tourism
<br />Authority and declares that it is a public authority pursuant to the
<br />local government Budget and Fiscal Control Act, vested with those
<br />powers enumerated in Chapter 658 of the 1989 Session Laws, Chapter
<br />153 A, Article 41, Part 6, Section 17-23, and such other powers,
<br />duties and authorities as might be assumed pursuant to law.
<br /> 2. Pursuant to the local government Budget and Financial
<br />Control Act, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, through its
<br />Finance Department, does hereby agree to undertake those accounting,
<br />payroll, purchasing and related fiscal duties requested by the
<br />TOURISM AUTHORITY, and establish a separate and segregated trust
<br />fund to implement and maintain said undertaking. Either party may
<br />terminate said undertaking at any time upon ninety (90) days written
<br />notice to the other party.
<br /> CABARRUS COUNTY
<br /> By:
<br /> Jeffrey L. Barnhart
<br /> Chairman
<br /> Cabarrus County Board of
<br /> Commissioners
<br />
<br />ATTEST:
<br />
<br />Clerk
<br />Approved as to Form
<br />
<br />County Attorney
<br />
<br />This instrument has been pre-audited
<br />in the manner required by the Local
<br />Government Budget and Fiscal Control
<br />Act.
<br />
<br />Finance Director
<br />
<br />
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