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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 02-19-2013 - 5c ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date:February 19,2013 Action Agenda Item No.5-c SUBJECT: Property Tax Releases/Refunds DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)No Tax Administration ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: ResolutionDwane Brinson, Tax Administrator, Spreadsheet(919)245-2726 PURPOSE: To consider adoption of a resolution to release propertytaxvalues forsix(6) taxpayers with a total of (12) twelvebills that will result in a reduction of revenue. BACKGROUND: The Tax Administration Office has received sixtaxpayer requests for release or refund of property taxes. North Carolina General Statute 105-381(b), “Action of Governing Body” provides that “upon receiving ataxpayer’s written statement of defense and request for release or refund, the governing body of the Taxing Unit shall within 90 days after receipt of such a request determine whether the taxpayer has a valid defense to the tax imposed or any part thereofand shall either release or refund that portion of the amount that is determined to be in excess of the correct liability or notify the taxpayer in writing that no release or refund will be made”. North Carolina law allows the Board to approve property tax refunds for the current and four previous fiscal years. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Approval of this change will result in a net reduction in revenue of $4,221.67to the County, municipalities, and special districts. The Tax Assessor recognized that refunds could impact the budget and accounted for these in the annual budget projections. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the attached resolution approving these property tax release/refund requests in accordance with North CarolinaGeneral Statute 105-381. RES-2013-011 NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY REFUND/RELEASE RESOLUTION(Approval) Whereas, North Carolina General Statutes 105-381 and/or 330.2(b) allows for the refundand/or releaseof taxes when the Board of County Commissioners determines that a taxpayer applying for the release/refundhas a valid defense to the tax imposed; and Whereas, the properties listed in each of the attached “Request for Property TaxRefund/Release” has been taxed and the tax has not been collected: and Whereas, as to each of the properties listed in the Request for Property TaxRefund/Release, the taxpayer has timely applied in writing for arefund or release of the tax imposed and has presented a valid defense to the tax imposed as indicated on the Request for Property Tax Refund/Release. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY THAT the recommended property taxrefund(s) and release(s) are approved. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the foregoing resolution was passed by the following votes: Ayes: Commissioners ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Noes: ____________________________________________________________ I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing has been carefully copied from the recorded minutes of the Board of Commissioners for said County at a regular meeting of said Board heldon ____________________, said record having been made in the Minute Book of the minutes of said Board, and is a true copy of so much of said proceedings of said Board as relates in any way to the passage of the resolution described in said proceedings. WITNESS my hand and the corporate seal of said County, this ______day of ____________, 2013. ___________________________________ Clerk to the Board of Commissioners Releases /refund both clerical errors and illegal tax - GS 105 -381 3 BOCC REPORT- REAL /PERSONAL FEBRUARY 19, 2013 NAME ABSTRACT NUMBER BILLING YEAR ORIGINAL VALUE ADJUSTED VALUE FINANCIAL IMPACT REASON FOR ADJUSTMENT Horton, Randy T. 230056 2009 1931145 1531100 (655.06) Clerical error Horton, Randy T. 230056 2010 1931145 1531100 (655.06) Clerical error Horton, Randy T. 230056 2011 1931145 1531100 (655.06) Clerical error Horton, Randy T. 230056 2012 1931145 1531100 (655.06) Clerical error Laslo, Timothy Michael 288935 2012 101950 0 (112.78) Not located in Orange County (Illegal tax) Laslo, Timothy Michael 288935 2011 111894 0 (132.51) Not located in Orange County (Illegal tax) Laslo, Timothy Michael 288935 2010 121520 0 (137.90) Not located in Orange County (Illegal tax) Laslo, Timothy Michael 288935 2009 131440 0 (175.07) Not located in Orange County (Illegal tax) Morrissey, Michael 324402 2012 11435 11118 (4.23) Incorrect assessment (Clerical error) Phelps, Margaret Walker 284751 2012 581875 0 (905.50) Voided bill in error (Clerical error) Riley, Lenora 313396 2012 71210 0 (67.22) Doubled billed (Clerical error) Rodriquez, Rodrigo 324528 2011 51966 0 (66.22) Doubled billed (Clerical error) Total (41221.67) January 16, 2013 thru January 30, 2013