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=F~-'~'" y?W;'TI--!:XX4: (2~tt~~t~ .~) NORTH '<c9PCAROLINA --" ~.._--~--_._~"--'".. -.~-----.-_._-_._----.--~~._--~.~-~~._~~--~ ~._~.~"..----~~- ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2005-06 LEGISLATIVE GOALS (Adopted at the Legislative Goals Conference, January 13-14,2005) 1. Medicaid Relief - Seek legislation to implement a six-year phase out of county participation in the costs of Medicaid; and, for the first year, cap county costs at the fiscal year 2004-05 level and provide relief by targeting supplemental financial assistance to any county in which more than X percent of the population is eligible for Medicaid. 2. Revenue Options - Seek legislation to allow all counties to enact any or all of several revenue options from among those that have already been authorized for any other county. 3. School Construction Bonds - Support legislation to provide for a statewide referendum on a bond issue to meet school construction needs caused by increased enrollment and mandated reduction in class size. POSITIONS TAXATION AND FINANCE 1. Impact Tax - Support legislation that will give counties the option of applying an impact tax to support capital improvements for county govemment infrastructure responsibilities, such as the needs of education, the construction of jails, or any other county facility currently authorized under existing state law. 2. Motor Vehicle Property Tax CoUection - Support legislation to replace the current registered motor vehicle property tax collection process with one that requires the simultaneous payment of vehicle property taxes with purchase of the license plate/renewal. 3. Motor Vehicle Owner Identification - Support legislation to require the NC Division of Motor Vehicles to provide the Social Security numbers of motor vehicle owners who owe delinquent motor vehicle taxes to county tax collectors. The legislation shall contain safeguards to protect the confidentiality of this infonnation. (' , I c:. ,,--,.. ,. .....J