Resolution - 2/08 - Req. Special Elect. for Local Sales Tax

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2008 - 3 • RESOLUTION BY THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REQUESTING THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS HOLD A SPECIAL ELECTION ADVISORY REFERENDUM FOR THE LEVY OF A LOCAL SALES TAX WHEREAS, the 2007 State Appropriations Act (H1473) amended Chapter 105 of the North Carolina General Statutes ( §§ 105 -601 through 604 and 105 -535 through 538) which provides counties with the authority to levy (a) a local sales and use tax at a rate of one - quarter percent (0.25 %); and WHEREAS, the above - referenced statute amendments further provide that prior to the adoption by the County Commissioners of a resolution that would levy a local sales tax, there must first be conducted a special election advisory referendum whereby the County voters would have the opportunity to vote for or against the levy of the above referenced local tax by the County Commissioners, furthermore, the County Commissioners could not levy a local sales tax unless a majority of those citizens voting in the special election vote for the levy of either of said tax, and WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Commissioners have taken public comments on the proposed tax at their January 21, 2008 and February 4, 2008 regular meetings, at which time the Board of Commissioners considered the issue of whether the Board should direct the Lee County Board of Elections to conduct a special election advisory referendum on the question of whether to levy a local sales tax as provided in the above referenced statutes, that after deliberations, and • at their February 18, 2008 regular meeting, a motion was fully made and seconded and passed by a seven (7) to zero (0) vote by Board members to request the Lee County Board of Elections to conduct a special election advisory referendum in Lee County on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, on the question of whether to levy a local sales tax in Lee County NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of Commissioners that the Lee County Board of Elections is hereby requested to conduct a special election advisory referendum on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, for all of Lee County on the following ballot question: [ I FOR [ ] AGAINST Local sales and use tax at the rate of one - quarter percent (0.25 %) in addition to all other State and local sales and use taxes. FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lee County Board of Commissioners request that at such time the special election voting data is tabulated and certified, that the Board of Elections forward said advisory referendum results to the Board of Commissioners in order that the Commissioners can further deliberate and proceed as allowed in the above referenced amendments to Chapter 105 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Adopted this 18` day of February 2008. A EST: i •' I M_ Lee, Clerk LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Robert H. Brown, Chairman