- Fiscal Issues: CCA is supportive of initiatives that have a positive effect on county funding, allowing counties to generate their own funding needs and oppose those initiatives that take funding away from county programs and services.
- Responsibility Issues: CCA is supportive of initiatives that have a positive effect on county commission authority or responsibility and oppose those that attempt to usurp the duties of county commmisioners as outlined by the WV Constitution & the WV Code.
- Unfunded Mandates: In these challenging economic times, CCAWV will defend against unfunded mandates legislatively or administratively passed on to local governments. CCCAWV will evaluate and determine our position on any legislation that affects county finances.
- County Property Transfer Taxes: CCAWV supports legislation that would redistribute the real property transfer tax, collected by the state, back to the county of collection, over a 5-yr incremental phase-in. There is no increase in taxes paid by the taxpayer.
- Regional Jail Costs: CCAWV will continue to work with the WV Legislature and the WV Regional Jail Authority to identify additional revenue sources and jail population reduction methods in a unified effort to maximize the efficient use of tax dollars for incarceration of regional jail inmates.
- Electronic Media for Legal Ads: In meeting the needs of a new generation and changing technologies, CCAWV supports adding the use of electronic media outlets, including broadcast or publishing by radio stations, television stations, cable stations or internet sites, for use in meeting statutory legal advertising requirements.
- Vacant Building Registration: CCAWV supports permissive county ordinance authority to establish a vacant building registration program. Registration fees would be used to repair, close or demolish abandoned structures that present safety hazards to the community.
- Tax Increment Financing (TIF): CCAWV supports permissive county ordinance authority to establish a vacant building registration program. Registration fees would be used to repair, close or demolish abandoned structures that present safety hazards to the community.
- Marcellus Shale Development: CCAWV supports the development of rules governing horizontal well drilling that will maintain communication and coordination between the Industry, State, and County governments, allowing local flexibility to deal with local issues.
Please note: These legislative positions are generally stated and do not preclude CCAWV from re-evaluating each proposed legislative bill for “Support” or “Opposition” based on the bill’s actual language.
