 By The Numbers:
What Government Costs in North Carolina Cities and Counties
County and municipal governments provide many key services while taking in billions of dollars in revenue.
Their roles grow ever greater as state government shifts more taxing power to localities to make up for money kept by the state. Still, finding comparative data is hard. That's why this report provides information of how much local government costs in every city and county in North Carolina.
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 City and County Issue Guide
New 2008 Report
Local governments can help their communities by keeping a lid on local taxes and fees, avoiding unnecessary regulation, and allowing private property owners to use their property without fear of government meddling. Those are some key ideas offered in this year's issue guide.
The 34-page guide addresses 16 topics that challenge many local governments across North Carolina.
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11.19.08 - Asheville faces $6.4M deficit ASHEVILLE – Residents will likely see shrinking city services, including cuts to subsidies for moderately-priced housing, as Asheville struggles with an anticipated $6.4 million two-year deficit. 11.19.08 - Fayetteville council may have violated law FAYETTEVILLE-The Fayetteville City Council may have violated the North Carolina Open Meetings Law when it met behind closed doors to discuss personnel matters, according to two advocates for open government. On Nov. 3, the council discussed in closed session whether to hire a consultant to review the city manager’s salary, according to an e-mail about the meeting obtained by The Fayetteville Observer. The council also talked about whether to hire a third assistant city attorney, the e-mail says. 11.19.08 - County Commission 101 JACKSONVILLE-Onslow County commissioners-elect are getting the nuts and bolts of what their stints on the board will entail. The commissioners-elect met with Onslow County Interim County Manager David Smitherman and the management committee coordinating team in an effort to ensure the new board members and returning members are on the same page when they are inducted Dec. 1, board Chairman Lionell Midgett said before the briefing.
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11.19.08 - Videotaping meetings a good idea CLINTON-Sampson County commissioner Jarvis McLamb is correct in his assessment that it’s time the county begin videotaping its meetings. In fact, it’s well past time county leaders stepped boldly into the technological age, welcoming the public not only to come to their meetings but to watch those meetings on television. It would be a good record of what commissioners say and it would certainly take away any misconception about what a board member thinks he said and the words that were actually spoken. 11.19.08 - The cart before the Horse? MT. AIRY-City Commissioner Dean Brown is spearheading an effort to bring a state prison facility to Mount Airy and Surry County, and we believe he has done so out of a simple desire to fulfill his campaign promise of working to bring well-paying, stable jobs to the city and county.
11.19.08 - School board fits non-partisan mold as well as council KINSTON-Here's hoping the effort of many months that led to the approval of non-partisan elections for Kinston City Council seats will create momentum for change with the Lenoir County Board of Education, another important public body that needlessly makes political affiliation part of a candidate's résumé.
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