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6COx IS PAGE 28'3 10 1- NORTH CAROLINA LEE COUNTY BEFORE THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY AUTHORIZE LEE COUNTY TO CONDUCT A REFERENDUM ON AN OPTIONAL ONE PERCENT SALES TAX TO RAISE FUNDS FOR SCHOOL CAPITAL NEEDS WHEREAS, Lee County is committed to providing excellence in education in the County; and WHEREAS, Lee County recognizes the need to improve public facilities in which the children of the County are educated; and WHEREAS, Lee County faces increasing demands from limited revenue resources to fund mandatory federal and state education programs; and WHEREAS, Lee County desires to maintain a reasonable tax rate on property within Lee County; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Lee County believes that an additional one percent ($0.01) sales tax, excluding sales of unprepared food, is the most fair and equitable method to create additional revenue to meet the demands for improved capital facilities and funding of mandatory federal and state programs; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners desires to conduct a referendum in order that the voters of Lee County can determine whether they desire to impose the one percent sales tax on all sales, excluding sales of unprepared food, to raise funds for school capital needs. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Lee County that: The legislative delegation representing Lee County is hereby requested to introduce and support statewide legislation to allow counties to conduct a referendum within each county to determine whether the county shall levy an additional optional one percent sales tax on all sales, excluding sales of unprepared food; and 2. It is further requested that said legislation provide that prior to implementation of the tax, Lee County shall conduct a local referendum of the voters to authorize the one percent sales tax; and