Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.
Issue link: http://www.epageflip.net/i/1475817
12 UCW AUGUST 10 - 16, 2022 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Cumberland County Manager Amy Cannon on Monday, Aug. 1 told members of the Board of Commis- sioners that talks about the county's sales tax revenue distribution method are on the horizon. Cannon prepped commissioners on the upcoming issue of how the county will share sales tax revenue with mu- nicipalities. Her presentation came during a meeting of the board's Finance Com- mittee. e committee consists of Commissioners Toni Stewart, Larry Lancaster, Glenn Adams and Jean- nette Council, who chairs the com- mittee. e five-year sales tax distribu- tion agreement among Cumberland County and county municipalities expires in 2023. e agreement hammered out in 2018 was often contentious, and the parties included the North Carolina School of Government in negotiations to help mediate an agreement. Cannon's brief presentation came after the board's regular meeting Monday. Cannon said she wanted to prepare the board on the direction it wanted to take regarding sales tax dis- tributions in the future. e Finance Committee took no action. is presentation is to "get you to start thinking about where the county wants to be" next year, she said. County commissioners in North Carolina are authorized to choose be- tween distributing sales tax proceeds between the county and its munici- palities either on a per capita or ad valorem basis. Historically, Cumberland County distributed sales tax proceeds on a per capita basis. However, as the county's mu- nicipalities grow in population, the county's portion of the sales tax pie shrinks, and Cannon noted that the county's responsibilities do not. North Carolina General Statutes require counties to provide or fund specific services, including law en- forcement, jails, medical examiner, courts, building code enforcement, public schools, social services, public health and others. e General Statutes regarding towns and cities only require them to provide building code enforcement. e county commissioners may change the method of distribution an- nually in April with an effective date 14 months later at the start of the fis- cal year, Cannon told the committee. Cannon said only Wake, Cumberland and Durham counties continue to use the per capita distri- bution schedule. Adams said the appropriate venue to work out an agreement is with the Mayor's Coalition. e Cumberland County Mayor's Coalition meets quarterly, and the next meeting is scheduled for some- time in August. Its next meeting would be in No- vember. e sales tax distribution dis- cussion will not be on the coalition's upcoming agenda. "is should not be a shock to them that this discussion will come up," Adams said. JASON BRADY, CityView Today. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcom- ingweekly.com. 910-484-6200. Talks on county sales tax distribution on the horizon by JASON BRADY, CityView Today NEWS C u st o m C a teri n g by T w o B r o t h ers Private Romantic Aordable Specializing In: Weddings, Corporate Events, Holiday Parties, Special Banquets & More! eVineNC.com or TwoBrothersCateringNC.com 806 Katie Street Fayetteville NC (O Owen Drive behind O-Reilly's) Custom Catering By:Two Brothers Call us to schedule your next event! Call 910-584-9892 Serving You Since 2004