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205 <br /> <br />Appointments to the Greater Cabarrus County Economic Development Corporation <br />Board <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Casper and <br />unanimously carried, the Board appointed Commissioner Fennel and County Manager <br />John Witherspoon to serve along with Commissioner Barnhart as the County's <br />representatives on the Economic Development Corporation Board. <br /> <br /> The Board will appoint the County's final two representatives at a later <br />date. <br /> <br />Resolution - Commissioner Barnhart <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Fennel and <br />unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Resolution, as amended. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO <br /> MECKLENBURG COUNTY'S <br /> PROPOSED PAYROLL TAX <br /> <br />We, the Board of Commissioners of Cabarrus County, North Carolina, <br />do hereby adopt the following resolution in opposition to <br />Mecklenburg County's proposed payroll tax. <br /> <br />Whereas, the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners have proposed <br />a one percent (1%) payroll tax upon all persons employed within <br />Mecklenburg County. <br /> <br />And whereas, this one percent (1%) tax is estimated to generate 94 <br />million dollars for Mecklenburg County with one half of the dollars <br />generated from commuters to be forwarded to the home county of the <br />commuting employees being taxed. <br /> <br />And whereas, the tax is aimed at commuters who work in Mecklenburg <br />County and live in neighboring counties, thus creating a taxation <br />without representation for an estimated 16,000 Cabarrus County <br />residents. <br /> <br />And whereas, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners believes <br />that our commuting citizens are not responsible for the majority of <br />the costs associated with Mecklenburg County's budget, including the <br />major areas of schools, social services, and other entitlements. <br /> <br />And whereas, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners realizes <br />that a significant piece of any county budget is also funded through <br />sales taxes, state revenues and grants. And that the residents of <br />neighboring counties to Mecklenburg spend an enormous amount of <br />money within Mecklenburg County, boosting its local economy, as well <br />as its sales tax revenues. <br /> <br />And whereas, we neighboring counties to Mecklenburg, currently are <br />paying for services such as fire, police, schools, and various other <br />services required by our residents that commute to Mecklenburg <br />County while Mecklenburg County collects the taxes generated by <br />those companies which depend on our residents to function. <br /> <br />And whereas, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners believes <br />that a payroll tax of this nature would be detrimental to promoting <br />the regionalism that all surrounding counties are currently <br />pursuing. <br /> <br />Therefore, be it resolved, that the Cabarrus County Board of <br />Commissioners hereby urges the Mecklenburg County Board of <br />Commissioners to drop their appeal to the North Carolina General <br />Assembly regarding this payroll tax. <br /> <br /> <br />