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NCACC warns counties to plan for HR1 workload and property-tax pressures; Johnston County faces millions in budget exposure
Summary
NCACC staff briefed Johnston County commissioners on property tax reform momentum and new federal/state rules (HR1) that will increase county SNAP/Medicaid redetermination workload and costs. NCACC estimates an approximate $1.3 million increase in Johnston County SNAP administration costs for the coming fiscal year and urged advocacy for timeline flexibility and state funding.
Joy Hicks, director of advocacy and policy for the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, gave a legislative update focused on property tax issues and federal HR1 changes that affect county-administered SNAP and Medicaid redeterminations.
Hicks outlined the state-level discussion on property-tax reform, noting interim committee work and a House Select Committee on Property Tax Reduction and Reform. She described concerns about exemptions that can cause foregone revenue (for example, low- and moderate-income housing exemptions litigated under the Blue Ridge case) and singled out the…
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