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MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVEUPDATE
Karl KnappNC League of Municipalities
NCGFOA Summer Conference
July 17, 2012
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Agenda• Annexation and Municipal Authority• What Didn’t Happen• State Budget• Local Government Finance• Taxes and Revenues• Retirement• Environment• Transportation• Law Enforcement• Other
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Annexation• Lawsuit
• Election Rather Than Petition
• Deannexations
• Davidson Cross-County Prohibition
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Municipal Authority• Metropolitan Sewer District Amendments
• Asheville Airport and Western NC Agricultural Center
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What Didn’t Happen• Transitional Hold Harmless Extension• Sweepstakes Tax Changes• Water Rate Restrictions• Water and Sewer Extension Requirements• Guns in Parks• Building Design Controls• ETJ Restrictions
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State Budget• Gas Tax Cap – FY 13-14 Powell Bill Reduction
• Rural Center Infrastructure Program Cut
• Clean Water Management Trust Fund Cut
• Interest on DOT utility relocation projects cut from 8% to prime plus 1%.
• MPO and RPO members subject to State Ethics Act
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Local Government Finance
• Contingency Fee Contracts─ Prohibited 7/1/2013 – 6/30/2015 for contracts to
determine tax liability. Flat fee only.─ Does not affect contracts purely for reallocation
of sales of utility franchise tax─ If discovery is allowed under a reallocation
contract, it must be compensated on a flat fee basis
─ Does not affect contracts that only involve collection of taxes
─ Efforts to get around these restrictions could easily result in more severe restrictions being adopted in 2013.
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Local Government Finance
• Public Finance/Municipal Service District Changes
• ABC Board Finance Officer Clarification
• Accountability for Nonprofits
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Taxes and Revenues• Taxation of Homeowners Association
Property
• Study possible municipal sales tax and taxation of leasehold interests in exempt property
• Extend various sales tax refunds
• Eastern Municipal Power Agency Rates Revenue
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Retirement• Fraud Squad and Whistleblowers
• Trustees Decide on COLA
• No Public Retirement for Felons
• Expand Firefighter/Rescue Squad Disability
• Sick Leave
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Environment• Fracking
– Legalizes the practice and creates process for establishing rules
– Does not preempt local authority in law, but restrictions could come in rules
– Establishes a Mining and Energy Commission to oversee all natural gas extraction regulations, with a seat designated for a municipal elected official
– The League will participate in several stakeholder groups that will craft rulemaking proposals and legislative recommendations
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Environment• Two year delay of the Jordan Lake Rules’
requirement for cities to adopt a new development ordinance
• Easing of stormwater requirements for
airports
• No treatment required for compost runoff.
• No emissions inspections for newer vehicles
• Alternate fuels infrastructure
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Transportation• Reform of DOT project planning and
contracting
• RPO definition expanded
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Law Enforcement• Emergency Management Changes
• Street Gang Nuisance Abatement
• PSAPs
• Law Enforcement Vehicle Length
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Other• Building Code Inspectors to Track Mechanic
Liens
• Lithium Batteries in Rental Properties
• Metal Theft Prevention
• Urban Research Service Districts
• Industrial Development Fund
• Information on Minors Not Public Record
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Tax Reform
Transportation Reform
Land Use/Rights of the Landowner
Local Government Retirement
Gun Control/Parks
Internet Sweepstakes Cafes
Possible Key Issues 2013 Long Session
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Thank you.