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Northampton County adopts resolution opposing state property-tax caps
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Summary
After reading a North Carolina Association of County Commissioners update, the Northampton County Board unanimously approved a resolution opposing a proposed constitutional amendment to limit county property-tax authority, directing the resolution to legislators and NCACC.
County administration read a legislative update from the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners reporting that the House Select Committee on Property Tax Reduction and Reform advanced a proposal to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would limit local property-tax authority.
The county manager and staff warned commissioners that such a change could reduce local fiscal flexibility and hamper delivery of essential services in rural, tier-1 counties where property tax is a primary revenue source. The read resolution said county governments are "constitutionally and statutorily charged" with providing essential services and urged counties to retain authority to levy and adjust property taxes within statutory limits.
A commissioner moved to approve the resolution opposing modifications to county property-tax authority and the board voted to adopt the resolution and send it to legislators and NCACC, becoming one of the 100 counties joining the association's coordinated response. Commissioners emphasized the need to preserve locally controlled revenue and said the association requested unified action from all counties.
The board recorded adoption of the resolution and staff will forward the approved resolution to NCACC and the county's legislative delegation.
