HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 12-05-2011 - 5gORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: December 5, 2011
Action Agenda
Item No.
SUBJECT: Appointment of Four (4) Deputy Collectors
DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
None
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jenkins S. Crayton, 245-2735
PURPOSE: To consider appointment of Linda Jaubert, Bernice Gwynn, Valerie Curry, and
Bobbie Underwood as Deputy Tax Collectors for two year terms, effective July 1, 2011 through
June 30, 2013.
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 the 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 the 100 North Carolina counties over the last 11 years.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board appoint Linda Jaubert,
Bernice Gwynn, Valerie Curry, and Bobbie Underwood as Orange County Deputy Tax
Collectors for two year terms effective July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013. The
recommendation was made at the Board's August 17, 2010 meeting (item 4 j) to change the
deputy tax collector appointments to align with the Tax Collector appointment beginning in
Fiscal Year 2011-2012.