HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-02-2015 - 6cORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 2, 2015
Action Agenda
Item No. 6 -c
SUBJECT: Appointment of Four (4) Deputy Tax Collectors
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DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dwane Brinson, Tax Administrator,
(919) 245 -2726
PURPOSE: To reappoint Valerie Curry, Bernice Gwynn, Linda Jaubert, and Bobbie Underwood
as Deputy Tax Collectors for two -year terms effective July 1, 2015.
BACKGROUND: Chapter 105- 349(f) of the North Carolina General Statutes allows the Board
of County Commissioners to appoint deputy tax 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 the precise guidelines that exist. Orange County Deputy Tax
Collectors have traditionally been appointed to two -year terms. The individuals proposed for
reappointment have all served multiple terms as Deputy Tax Collectors.
The continued success of the Revenue Division is evident in the outstanding collection rates
that have been attained for several years. Orange County ranked 11th out of North Carolina's
100 counties in overall collections percentage for the 2014 fiscal year.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board re- appoint Valerie Curry,
Bernice Gwynn, Linda Jaubert, and Bobbie Underwood as Orange County Deputy Tax
Collectors for two -year terms effective July 1, 2015.