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101st Annual Conference  Centennial celebration includes long-term look at North Carolina counties
Counties get defensive for 2008 session After scoring wins on Medicaid relief and local-option sales and land transfer taxing authority during the 2007 long session, the Association is shoring up its defense in order to survive attacks on the county property tax base and local autonomy, in particular, this session.
Cumberland, Haywood voters OK quarter-cent sales tax Voters in Cumberland and Haywood counties voiced approval May 6 for a local quarter-cent sales tax increase. Cumberland County commissioners passed a resolution to lower the county property tax rate by 2 cents if the sales tax referendum passed. Haywood County commissioners pledged to use the quarter-cent sales tax to improve classrooms at Haywood Community College.
North Carolina's thirst for water is only going to grow  Planning to meet future demand is focus of May 22 WaterVision conference
NCACC to hold seminars on maintaining the security and privacy of information The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners’ Risk Management Pools will sponsor a seminar on maintaining the security and privacy of information on May 20 and 30 at the Quorum Center in Raleigh.
DHHS secretary proposes further LME consolidation DHHS Sec. Dempsey Benton unveiled his 2008-09 proposals to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee for Mental Health, Development Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services on April 17. The proposals included plans for better-staffed and managed state psychiatric hospitals, enhanced statewide crisis services, streamlined oversight of provider qualifications, and additional consolidation of local mental health administration.
Outstanding programs earn accolades Twelve county programs have been awarded a 2007 Outstanding County Program Award from the NCACC. The intent of the awards program is to recognize and share information with other counties about programs that involve a uniquely innovative process, solution or idea to address a county or multi-jurisdictional issue and/or to prevent a future problem from developing.
Roughly 50 commissioners saying goodbye to county boards Roughly 50 sitting commissioners decided not to seek re-election in 2008. Several are seeking higher office, including NCACC President and Buncombe County Commissioner David Young, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for State Treasurer.
100 years of county unity When the General Assembly included a Medicaid relief plan in its 2007-09 budget last summer, it was a direct result of the active involvement of county commissioners from around the state in the Association’s lobbying efforts. That concerted effort continued a tradition that has lasted nearly eight decades.
Proposal boosts age for juvenile offenders Members of the NCACC Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee expressed concerns at their March 25 meeting with a proposal that would change the age at which an offender enters adult court jurisdiction from 16 to 18.
NCACC to host essay contest on county government As part of its centennial celebration, the NCACC is inviting 10th grade classes in North Carolina public and charter schools to participate in an essay contest on county government. The topic of the essay is, “How does my county government improve the lives of its citizens?”
The NCACC has launched www.welcometoyourcounty.org, a new Web resource for county governments, schools and citizens. The site includes information on why counties and county governments exist, where counties receive their funding and what services they provide, and who runs county governments, as well as activities and resources, such as the 2008 essay contest for 10th-grade students! The initiative falls under the NCACC strategic goal of informing and educating the public and the media about county government.
Tax calculator helps counties map their financial future  The NCACC is proud to announce the creation of a county revenue estimate calculator as part of its centennial celebration. County governments in North Carolina face extraordinary financial challenges in the years ahead. Using this simple educational tool, citizens, businesses and North Carolina county leaders are able to review and manipulate different choices over future revenues for each county. The tool was developed by Karl Smith of the School of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill, in collaboration with the Institute for Emerging Issues at N.C. State University.
Celebrate the NCACC's centennial in style!  Show your true colors in 2008 with this quality green & chino, 100 percent ring-spun cotton pique golf shirt that bears the Association’s centennial seal. Shirts are available in six different men’s and women’s sizes: small, medium, large, XL, 2XL & 3XL. Shirts are $30 each.
Medicaid relief made simple A year-by-year look at how the phaseout impacts counties
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N.C. Debt Setoff Clearinghouse EMS Enhanced Federal Medicaid Reimbursement GASB 43 OPEB and Law Enforcement Separation Allowance Actuarial Services program
NCACC Collaborative Property Tax System (NCPTS) U.S. Communities Purchasing Alliance
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