HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 08-17-2010 - 4jORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: August 17, 2010
Action Agenda ,
Item No. q- - ~
SUBJECT: Appointment of Four Deputy Tax Collectors
DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
None
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jo Roberson, 245-2735
PURPOSE: To consider appointment of Linda Strickland-Jaubert, Bernice Gwynn, Valerie
Curry, and Bobbie Underwood as Deputy Tax Collectors for a one year term effective July 1,
2010 through June 30, 2011.
BACKGROUND: Chapter 105-349(f) of the North Carolina General Statutes requires the Board
of County Commissioners to appoint deputy collectors "for a term to be determined by the
governing board". The statute reads "a deputy tax collector shall have the authority to perform,
under the direction of the tax collector, any act that the tax collector may perform unless the
governing body appointing the deputy specifically limits the scope of the deputy's authority".
Therefore, the deputy tax collectors' work will. continue to be performed under the direction of
the tax administrator with precise guidelines that exist.
The continued success of Revenue office staff as a whole is evident in the outstanding
collection rates that have been attained for several years. The county has ranked in the top 5%
collected out of 100 counties over the last 10 years.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board:
• Appoint Linda Strickland-Jaubert, Bernice Gwynn, Valerie Curry, and Bobbie Underwood
as Orange County Deputy Tax Collectors for a one year appointment with consideration
being given to appointing deputies concurrent with the Tax Collector appointment
beginning in Fiscal Year 2011-2012.