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233 Utilities a. Amend 16A-20 General Statute to apply to all forms of Water/Sewer Districts, Metropolitan, Sanitary, etc. Created under Chapter 162A (Finance Lease Purchase Option). b. Increase State Funding for water and sewer line extensions for economic growth. c. Amend State Policy for the relocation of water and sewer lines for highway improvement projects to read water/sewer lines and appurtenances and include County-owned utilities in this policy. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Fennel with Commissioners Barnhart, Fennel and Casper and Vice-Chairman Payne voting for, the Board voted to support the "Local Financial Security" Legislation. This legislation would give Local Government units more financial security and restore growth to state-collected local revenues and tax-sharing funds. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Fennel with Commissioners Barnhart, Fennel and Casper and Vice-Chairman Payne voting for, the Board opposed the elimination of Property Acquisition, Personnel Action and Economic Development matters as justification for an Executive Session as proposed by H120 "To Amend the Open Meetings Law", which was introduced by Representative George Miller of Durham. Mr. Witherspoon recommended that the Board oppose H121, "Amend Public Records Law". He stated the amendment could result in dedicating several employees to producing records for commercial interests with no cost recovery except cost of copies. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Casper, seconded by Vice-Chairman Payne with Commissioners Casper, Barnhart and Fennel and Vice-Chairman Payne voting for, the Board voted to oppose H121 "To Amend the Public Records Law" as introduced by Representative George Miller. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart with Commissioners Fennel, Barnhart and Casper and Vice-Chairman Payne voting for, the Board voted to support H60/S65, which would authorize the issuance of $120 million in general obligation bonds of the state, subject to a vote of the qualified voters of the state, to provide funds through grants, revolving loans, and loans to local government units for water supply systems, wastewater collection systems, and wastewater treatment works. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Fennel with Commissioners Barnhart, Fennel and Casper and Vice-Chairman Payne voting for, the Board voted to support H74 which would clarify the prohibition against disclosing tax information, modify the prohibition to permit the exchange of certain information between designated agencies, and exclude information submitted on a master tax application from the prohibition. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Casper, seconded by Commissioner Fennel with Commissioners Casper, Fennel and Barnhart and Vice-Chairman Payne voting for, the Board moved to support H105 which would increase the Property tax Homestead Exemption amount and the income eligibility threshold and provide that social security benefits and disability benefits are not counted in determining the taxpayer's eligibility for the Home Exemption. This bill would raise the Homestead exemption from $12,000.00 to $15,000.00 and raise the annual disposable income level below which elderly and disabled taxpayers qualify for the exemption from $11,000.00 to $15,000.00. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Casper, seconded by Commissioner Fennel with Commissioners Casper, Fennel and Barnhart and Vice-Chairman Payne voting for, the Board voted to support legislation to provide financial assistance to ameliorate water quality problems associated with violation of regulatory requirements regarding sewage generated at school sites; and to abate fines imposed by the Division of Environmental Management and facilitate compliance with Division regulations through special orders of consent.