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Town of Huntersville
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The Town
Municipality = city, town, village
In Mecklenburg County
• One city ‐ Charlotte
• Six towns ‐ Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville,
Matthews, Mint Hill and Pineville
No legal difference between a city, town or
village – is preference of the residents

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Huntersville
Settled in 1700s
Incorporated in 1873
– Cotton, farms, trains, commerce
Population
– Over 40,000 citizens today
Area
– 31 square miles

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Government
Town Council
– Mayor and Town Board of Commissioners
– Nonpartisan election every 2 years
Council‐Manager Government
– Elected Mayor and Town Board set policies
– Professional Town Manager administers policies and
manages town government
– Code of Ordinances (local laws/rules)
http://www.huntersville.org/TownGovernment/CodeofOrdinances.aspx

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Town services
Planning
• Zoning, planning and land use
Public Works
• Sidewalks, streets, garbage, recycling, stormwater
Parks & Recreation and Cultural Services
• Parks, athletics, arts programs, festivals
Public Safety
• Police, Animal Control
• EMS/Fire
Town Government
• Operations, Finance

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Budget
FY2015 = $31,473,855
Sources of funds= Taxes, fees, other
•Property tax= 30.5 cents/$100 of property
Where each dollar goes*
• 41 cents – Public safety (police, public safety, fire, rescue)
• 15 cents – Public works
• 9 cents – Parks and recreation
• 9 cents – Debt service and capital projects
• 8 cents – General government and Governing Board
• 5 cents – Powell Bill
• 5 cents – Tourism and culture
• 3 cents – Planning
• 3 cents – Storm water
• 1 cent – Streets and transportation
• 1 cent ‐ Other
Source: Mecklenburg
County FY14-15 Tax
Brochure
Powell Bill = funds
from NC to be used
for town streets,
sidewalks, bike
lanes

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Who runs the town?
The Mayor and Town Board
Elected, nonpartisan
• Mayor and Town Board
• Establishes priorities on community needs, sets policy,
establishes the budget, levies taxes, creates ordinances
Town Manager
Greg Ferguson
• Hired by Mayor and Town
Board
• Responsible for daily
operations of the town
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Town Board Meetings
Town Board Meetings
– 1st and 3rd Monday of each month
• 6:30PM at Town Hall
– Who can attend? Anyone
Website: www.huntersville.org
Follow town government meeting agendas, minutes
and news
– http://www.huntersville.org/TownGovernment/AgendaMinutes.aspx