2011 - South Carolina Association of Counties
2011 - South Carolina Association of Counties
2011 - South Carolina Association of Counties
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POLICY POSITIONS<br />
County Government and Intergovernmental Relations<br />
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS<br />
Illegal Immigration – Support legislation to encourage state and federal action designed to curtail illegal<br />
immigration and to recognize the negative impact illegal immigration has on local resources.<br />
Municipal Annexation – Support legislation to:<br />
• Make adhesion contracts null and void.<br />
• Provide a procedure for municipal deannexation in a manner similar to county boundary<br />
changes.<br />
• Create a mechanism to freeze revenue from business licenses upon the annexation <strong>of</strong><br />
a business by a municipality in the same manner that local hospitality and<br />
accommodations taxes are treated when annexation occurs.<br />
• Grant legal standing to counties on all annexations within their jurisdiction.<br />
• Require municipalities to notify counties <strong>of</strong> proposed annexations. Notice should be<br />
given in time for the county to actively participate and provide input into the proposed<br />
annexation.<br />
• Require municipalities to conduct a study and report to analyze and mitigate the<br />
potential impact <strong>of</strong> proposed annexations on the delivery and level <strong>of</strong> service <strong>of</strong> public<br />
services and facilities in order to assure that adequate public services and facilities will<br />
be available to serve development after annexation.<br />
Road Design and Annexation – Support legislation to remove a municipality’s authority to control road<br />
design as a result <strong>of</strong> annexation.<br />
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