TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, City Manager ICMA-CM
Telly C. Whitfield, Ph.D., Assistant City Manager
FROM: Tracey Broyles, Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: January 9, 2019
RE:
Title
Consideration of Cumberland County's Proposed Sales Tax Distribution Interlocal Agreement
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal V: Sustainable Organizational Capacity
Objective A: To ensure strong financial management with fiduciary accountability and plan for future resource sustainability by aligning resources with City priorities
Executive Summary:
In February, 2016, City Council authorized a three-year extension of the Sales Tax Distribution Interlocal Agreement with the County and other local municipalities which will conclude at June 30, 2019.
At a meeting of the Mayor's Coalition on December 18, 2018, Cumberland County shared a proposal for an amendment and extension of the agreement. The County has imposed a deadline of January 31, 2019 for all jurisdictions to execute the proposed agreement.
The Sales Tax Committee met on January 9, 2019 to review the proposal and supported bringing the proposal forward for action by the City Council.
Background:
State statute authorizes the County to choose the distribution method for sales tax revenues among the County and municipalities using either the per capita (population based) method or the ad valorem (tax levy based) method. The County must decide in April of each year which method will be used for distribution for the next fiscal year.
Historically, sales taxes within Cumberland County have been distributed on a per capita basis. As municipal populations grew through annexation, the County's relative share of per capita distributions declined. In October, 2003, the County and each of the local municipalities reached an interlocal agreement under which municipalities reimburse the County and other municipali...
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