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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.
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.
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.
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.
Stay tuned to short session  We must be on our game in what looks to be a fast and furious legislative session
Stormwater proposals worry coastal counties Twenty North Carolina coastal counties will sustain huge hits to their tax bases, and residential and commercial development will slow considerably if amendments to the state Coastal Stormwater Rule are adopted as proposed, Carteret County Manager John Langdon told members of the Environment Steering Committee on Feb. 25.
Rep. Folwell receives NCACC President's Award Rep. Dale Folwell of Forsyth County was presented with the first NCACC President’s Award on Wednesday by Buncombe County Commissioner David Young, who is the president of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. Folwell was presented the award for his efforts to enable county governments to more effectively collect motor vehicle property taxes.
Medicaid relief made simple A year-by-year look at how the phaseout impacts counties
Legislative committee and commission schedules Due to the sheer number of legislative committees and commissions, the Association cannot provide a comprehensive and updated listing of these events. County officials are encouraged to review the list of standing and interim committees and submit a request for e-mail notification of selected meetings via the N.C. General Assembly's Web site.
NCACC Legislative Goals: NCACC Congressional information Click here for 2007 Congressional issues for N.C. counties. Links of interest |
