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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 11-01-2000-8bORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 1, 2000 Action Agenda Item No. ~-b SUBJECT: Motor Vehicle Property Tax Refunds DEPARTMENT: Revenue/Tax Collector PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Resolution Motor Vehicle Tax Refund Refund Data Spreadsheet INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo Roberson, Revenue Collector, ext. 2727 Requests TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider adoption of a refund resolution related to three requests for property tax refunds. BACKGROUND: General Statute 105-381(b), "Action of Governing Body" provides that "Upon receiving a taxpayer'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 thereof and 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". For classified motor vehicles, GS 105-330(B) allows for a full or partial refund when a tax has been paid and pending appeal is decided in the owner's favor. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Approving these refund requests will result in refunds amounting to $86.76. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the attached resolution approving three property tax refund requests in accordance with N.C. General Statute 105-381, and/or G.S. 105-330.2(6). NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY REFUND RESOLUTION (Approval) Whereas, North Carolina General Statutes 105-381 and/or 330.2(B) allows for the refund of taxes when the Board of County Commissioners determines that a taxpayer applying for the refund has a valid defense to the tax imposed; and Whereas, the properties listed in each of the attached "Request for Property Tax Refunds" has been taxed and the tax has been collected: and Whereas, as to each of the properties listed in the Request far Property Tax Refunds, the taxpayer has timely applied in writing for a refund of the tax imposed and has presented a valid defense to the tax imposed as indicated an the Request For Property Tax Refunds. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY THAT the recommended property tax refund(s) are approved. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the foregoing resolution was passed by the following votes: Ayes: Commissioners Noes: I, Beverly A. Blythe, 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 Caenmissioners for said County at a regular meeting of said Board held on ,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 Clerk to the Baard of Commissioners 3 REQUEST FQR PROPERTY TAX REFUND Map Nbr: Motor Vehicle Tract Nbr: NA Acct Numbers: H18780 Rate Code: 00 Date: October 6, 2000 Name: Charles Grey Frazier Address: 609 Elin Court .Hillsborough, N. C. 27278 VIN Nbr: 1HGCB728XPA010253 Action Requested: Property tax refund for yeaz of 2000. Recommendation: Approve refund for $21.34. Explanation: Refund due to value appeal due to high mileage on 1993 Honda. Reference: General Statute 105-381(a)(1)a. Clerical Error. General Statute 105-3 $1(a)(1)b. Illegal Tax. 4 REQUEST FOR PROPERTY TAX REFUND Map Nbr: Motor Vehicle Tract Nbr: NA Acct Numbers: F179S3 Rate Code: 00 Date: October 4, 2000 Name: Cherba Cates Holt Address: P. O. Box 893 Hillsborough, N. C. 27278 VIN Nbr: 1HGCB7S40LAOS6S33 Action Requested: Property tax refund for year of 1998. Recommendation: Approve refund for $32.27 Explanation: Refund due to incorrect rate district. Located at 4.1.C.9 map reference. Reference: General Statute 105-381(a)(1)a. Clerical Error. General Statute 105-381(a)(1)b. Illegal Tax. 5 REQUEST FOR. PROPERTY TAX REFUND Map Nbr: Motor Vehicle Tract Nbr: NA Acct Numbers: G18930 Rate Code: 00 Date: October 4, 2000 Name: Cherba Cates Holt Address: P. O. Box 893 Hillsborough, N. C. 27278 VIN Nbr: 1HGCB7540LA056S33 Action Requested: Property tax refund for year of 1999. Recommendation: Approve refund for $33.15 Explanation: Refund due to incorrect rate district. Located at 4.1.C.9 map reference. Reference: General Statute 105-381(a)(1)a. Clerical Error. General Statute 105-381(a)(1)b. Illegal Tax. _V ~_ m N O W W ~ O ~( O a O H ~ ~ r va ~a Q ~v ~. rn r m ~. Z N M m ~ N M {7 m LL W C ~~ p. 47 m N ~ ~ ~ R W r x_ e m o ii o t m 7 2 V °o °o' °e m ~ G N r V a a T 0 0 ~ ° m a a m e p m m C b H O W p O O W 0 2 m Z o+ r. e m ~ ' co C r N rn r P1 ~ LL ~ r m C Q' O pp Y' O r U e m e e b O r 0 N o ~ °n ~ a° n c°~ ~ p O O e O ~ V H 2 U e _ 2 0 ~t m s v ~ v ~ ~ ~i' ~ N N O V V N m v n a ~ o _ =