The Alleghany
County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on
Present: Chair Eldon Edwards, Vice-Chair Warren
Taylor, Commissioner
Chair Eldon Edwards called the meeting
to order and opened with a prayer.
Commissioner Warren Taylor made a motion to approve the
agenda for this
AGENDA
Motion on Agenda for
September 7, 2004 meeting
Motion on Minutes for
RE:
RE: Occupancy Tax Ordinance Amendment
RE: IIS Budget Amendment
1. Senior Tar
Heel Legislature Representative
2. 2005
Legislative Goals
3. WCC
Business/Industry Training Information
4. Budget
Amendment—Finance Software
5. Budget
Amendment—Employee Picnic
6. Amendment One
Resolution
7. Litter Sweep
8.
9. Other Business
10. Public
Comments—30 minutes
11. Adjourn
Commissioner
Chair
Eldon Edwards recessed the regular meeting at
Chair Eldon Edwards asked for public
comments. None were received.
Chair
Eldon Edwards closed the public hearing at
Commissioner
Chair
Eldon Edwards recessed the regular meeting at
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Warren Taylor stated that for the last couple of years, the County has been
giving 100% of the occupancy tax monies to the Chamber of Commerce.
Chair
Eldon Edwards asked for public comments.
Chair
Eldon Edwards asked for further public comments. None were received.
Chair
Eldon Edwards closed the public hearing at
Commissioner
Commissioner
The
Board stated their appreciation to Pat Polley for agreeing to this
appointment.
Commissioner
Graylen Blevins arrived at the meeting at
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Warren Taylor made a motion to approve budget amendment General Fund #4 in the
amount of $103,101. Commissioner
Commissioner
County
Manager
The
Board of Commissioners stated that these were good ideas.
Commissioner
Commissioner
Mary
Walker, Tax Administrator, came before the Board to discuss budget amendment
General Fund #3 in the amount of $19,998.
She explained that this budget amendment is for the software analysis
that was completed earlier this year by IIS.
Commissioner
Chair
Eldon Edwards asked if these problems cannot be worked out, what happens.
The
Board of Commissioners talked about the $19,998 IIS bill.
Commissioner
Warren Taylor made a motion to approve budget amendment General Fund #3 in the
amount of $19,998. Commissioner
The
Board of Commissioners discussed a proposed goal of increasing the flexibility
of the E911 fund monies to be used for other items related to 911 services.
Chair
Eldon Edwards discussed the Litter Sweep program that the Governor has
proclaimed and the possibility of the County participating in this action.
Commissioner
Warren Taylor discussed the excellent job that the inmates have done in
cleaning the road sides.
Commissioner
Jonathan
Halsey explained that the Library is asking the County for 1/3 of the down
payment. He explained how much money the
library board has, and this request is a one-time request with the goal being
for the library to raise the remaining monies.
County
Manager
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Chair Eldon Edwards asked for public
comments.
Susan Reinhardt gave the Board a
handout about the road naming public hearing that occurred earlier in this
meeting. She explained why she missed
the public hearing. She further explained
that the road name that was presented for the Air Bellows Gap Perch community
does not meet the continuity of the area.
She further explained that she owns the majority of the lots on the road
and Lindsey Caudill, who owns property on the road, does not like the requested
name. She stated that she talked to the
homeowner on the road about naming the road something that fits to the
area.
County Manager
Commissioner Warren Taylor asked if the
911 ordinance has guidelines about naming the road according to the history of
the area.
Commissioner Warren Taylor talked about
meeting with the other property owners on the road to discuss changing the road
name to be consistent with the area.
The Board of Commissioners discussed
advertising for this public hearing and notices being sent to the residents
instead of property owners when a road is going to be named.
Chair Eldon Edwards stated the Board’s
appreciation for Ms. Reinhardt coming to the meeting.
Chair Eldon Edwards asked for further
public comments. None were received.
Being no further business, Commissioner
Warren Taylor made a motion to adjourn the meeting at
Respectfully
submitted,
Clerk
to the Board
Attest:
Eldon
Edwards
Chairman
AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH AN
OCCUPANCY TAX WITHIN
BE IT ORDAINED that effective November 1, 2004, this ordinance supersedes the ordinance entitled AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH AN OCCUPANCY TAX WITHIN ALLEGHANY COUNTY dated August 5, 1991, with an effective date of October 1, 1991; thereby rendering that ordinance of no further force and effect.
BE IT FURTHER ORDINANED by the Board of County Commissioners
of
Section 1 – Occupancy
The
Alleghany County Board of Commissioners may levy a room occupancy tax of three
percent (3%) of the gross receipts derived from the rental of any room,
lodging, or accommodation furnished by a hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, or
similar place within the county that is subject to sales tax imposed by the
State under G.S. 105‑164.4(a)(3).
This tax is in addition to any State or local sales tax. This tax does not apply to accommodations
furnished by a summer camp for minors, or by a nonprofit charitable,
educational, or religious organization.
Section 2 – Administration
A tax levied under this section
shall be levied, administered, collected, and repealed as provided in G.S.
153A-155. The penalties provided in G.S. 153A-155 apply to a tax levied under
this section.
Section 3 – Distribution and Use of Tax Revenue
Except as otherwise provided in this act,
The following definitions
apply in this subsection:
(1) Net proceeds. – Gross proceeds less the cost to the county of
administering and collecting the tax, as determined by the finance officer, not
to exceed three percent (3%) of the first five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000) of gross proceeds collected each year and one percent (1%) of the
remaining gross receipts collected each year.
(2) Promote travel and tourism. – To advertise or market an area
or activity, publish and distribute pamphlets and other materials, conduct
market research, or engage in similar promotional activities that attract
tourists or business travelers to the area. The term includes administrative
expenses incurred in engaging in the listed activities.
(3) Tourism‑related expenditures. – Expenditures that, in
the judgment of the entity responsible for expending the net proceeds of the
tax, are designed to increase the use of lodging facilities, meeting
facilities, or convention facilities in a county or to attract tourists or
business travelers to the county. The term includes tourism‑related
capital expenditures.
Section 4 – Alleghany Tourism Development Authority
When
the annual net proceeds of the occupancy tax exceed one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000), the Alleghany Board of Commissioners shall adopt a
resolution creating a
(a) Duties—When the Board of Commissioners establishes a
Tourism Development Authority as provided in Section 4 of this ordinance, then
the Authority shall expend the net proceeds of the tax levied under this Act
for the purposes provided in this Act.
The Authority shall promote travel, tourism, and conventions in the
county, sponsor tourist‑related events and activities in the county, and
finance tourist‑related capital projects in the county.
(b) Reports—When the Board of Commissioners establishes a
Tourism Development Authority as provided in Section 4 of this ordinance, then
the Authority shall report quarterly and at the close of the fiscal year to the
Alleghany County Board of Commissioners on its receipts and expenditures for
the preceding quarter and for the year in such detail as the board may require.
Section 5 – Effective Date
The effective date of this ordinance shall be
Adopted this the 7th day of September, 2004.
RESOLUTION
AMENDMENT ONE SUPPORT
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS, self-financing development bonds will have a direct impact on creating new jobs, new investment, and strengthening the tax base in our state and have been used successfully to promote economic development; and
WHEREAS, these bonds will give local governments flexibility to pursue multiple types of economic development projects including industrial site development, redevelopment of existing industrial and Brownfield sites, affordable housing and community revitalization; and
WHEREAS,
these bonds allow
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS, self-financing development bonds have received wide-range bi-partisan support from the General Assembly and the business community, as well as municipal, county and state government and Governors Holshouser, Martin and Hunt; and
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS, these bonds are subject to voter approval on the November 2004 ballot and deserve rightful consideration by the citizens of the State; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Alleghany County Board of Commissioners strongly supports self-financing development bonds because now is the time to enhance our ability to create new jobs and investment in our town.
Adopted this the 7th day of September, 2004.
PROCLAMATION
LITTER SWEEP FALL 2004
WHEREAS, the North Carolina
Department of Transportation annually organizes a statewide spring roadside
cleanup to ensure clean and beautiful roads in North Carolina; and,
WHEREAS, the Fall 2004 Litter Sweep
cleanup will take place September 18 – October 3, 2004 and local governments,
businesses, civic and professional groups, churches, schools and concerned
individuals are encouraged to organize cleanups in their communities; and,
WHEREAS, the cleanup will increase
awareness of the need for cleaner roadsides, emphasize the importance of not
littering, and encourage recycling of solid wastes; and,
WHEREAS, the “Litter Sweep” cleanup
will be a part of educating the children of this great State regarding the
importance of a clean environment to the quality of life in North Carolina;
and,
WHEREAS, the great natural beauty
of our State and a clean environment are a source of great pride for all North
Carolinians, attracting tourists and aiding in recruiting new industries; and,
WHEREAS, the 2004 Fall cleanup will acknowledge the 16th
Anniversary of the North Carolina Adopt-A-Highway program and its thousands of
volunteers who labor throughout the year to keep our roadsides clean.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Alleghany County
Board of Commissioners does hereby proclaim September 18 –
Adopted this the 7th
day of September, 2004.