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O R A N G E C O U N T Y
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date :
February 15 , 1994 Action Agenda Item
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SUBJECT:
Unpaid Real Property and Tax Lien Advertisement
DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No
Revenue
ATTACHMENT( S) : INFORMATION CONTACT:
94 Memo from Revenue Director John T. TT:.�rnF r ext 2727 _
"'ompa r i so nO Of T ec-y I '1 931 vs TELEPHONE NUMBERS :
�* Hillsborough - 732-8181
Comparison of Levy Due 1 31 93 Durham - 688-7331
vs 1 '31 "94 Mebane - 227-2031
Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501
PURPOSE: To report the amount of current unpaid real property taxes
as of January 31 , 1994 and to recommend the date for the tax lien
advertisement.
BACKGROUND: North Carolina General Statute 105-369 requires that on
the first Monday in February each year, each County Tax Collector
must report to the governing body the total amount of unpaid taxes
for the current fiscal year that are liens on real property , and
the governing body must therefore order the Tax Collector to
advertise such tax liens. District taxes collected by the County
Tax Collectors are regarded as county taxes for the purpose of this
statutory section.
A list of the amount of unpaid real property taxes for 1993
outstanding as of January 31, 1994, compared with 1992 unpaid taxes
that were outstanding as of January 31 , 1993, is attached. Current
unpaid Orange County real property as of January 31, 1994 are
$13 , 098 more than at the comparable point last fiscal year. The
collection rate for County only (current real property taxes
through January 1994) is 94.06%, compared to 94 . 23% through January
1993 .
RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board accept this
report and approve the Tax Lien Advertisement date of May 11 ,
1994 .
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DATE : February 1 , 1994
TO: Orange County Board of Commissioners
FROM: John T. Horner, Director of Revenue
SUBJECT: Unpaid- Real Property Taxes and Tax Lien
Advertisement
The Orange County Department of Revenue reports the
following unpaid taxes that constitute a lien on all
Real Property for the year 1993 .
COUNTY $ 1,754, 921 .77
CHAPEL HILL $ 357,554 . 35
CARRBORO $ 114,862.16
HILLSBOROUGH $ 70 , 000.63
TOTAL $ 2, 297, 338 . 91
Recommend the Tax Lien Sale be set for May 11 , 1994
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LEVY DUE AS OF JANUARY 31, 1994 AND JANUARY 31, 1993
1993 1992 DIFFERENCE
COUNTY $ 1 , 754 , 921 .77 $ 1 ,741 ,822 .92 $ 13 , 098 . 87-
CHAPEL HILL $ 357, 554. 35 $ 406, 914 . 46 - $ 49, 360 . 11
CARRBORO $ 114, 862. 16 $ 153, 202. 98 - $ 38 , 340 . 82
HILLSBOROUGH $ 70 ,000.63 $ 51,312.17 $ 18 , 688 . 46
TOTAL $ 2, 297, 338.91 $ 2, 353, 252 .53 - $ 55 , 913 . 62
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LEVY ON JANUARY 31 , 1994 AND JANUARY 31 , 1993
1993 1992 DIFFERENCE
COUNTY $37 , 425 , 037 . 13 $33 , 952 , 897 . 73 + $ 3 , 742 , 139. 40
CHAPEL HILL $10 , 428, 826 . 39 $ 9, 881 , 559. 07 + $ 547, 267 . 32
CARRBORO $ 2,692, 433 . 12 $ 2 , 361 , 171 . 14 + $ 331 , 261 . 98
HILLSBOROUGH $ 781, 375 .62 $ 632 , 955 . 50 + $ 148 , 420 . 12
TOTAL $51 , 327,672.26 $46,828 , 583 .44 + $ 4, 499,088 . 82