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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-19-2001-8d~~ ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 19, 2001 Action Age ~a Item No. SUBJECT: Motor Vehicle Property Tax Refunds DEPARTMENT: Revenue/Tax Collector PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo Roberson, Revenue Collector, ext. 2727 Resolution Motor Vehicle Tax Refund Requests TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Refund Data Spreadsheet Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel HIII 958-4501 Durham 68$-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider adoption of a refund resolution related to two 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 $1$0.74. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the attached resolution approving two property tax refund requests in accordance with N.C. General Statute 105-381, and/or G.S. 105-330.2(B). NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY REFUND RESOLUTION (Approval) 2 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 for 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 on the Request for Property Tax Refunds. NOW, THEREFORE, Tf IS RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY 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 Commissioners for said County at a regular, meeting of said Board held on said record havitAg 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 Board of Commissioners 3 REQUEST FOR PROPERTY TAX REFUND Map Nbr: Motor Vehicle Tract Nbr: NA Acct Numbers: F84426 Rate Code: 04 Date: June 6, 2001 Name: Thomas Lanier Ramsey Address: 604 Yorktown Dr. Chapel Hill, N. C. 27516 VIN Nbr: 1FMDU34X4TUA03636 Action Requested: Property tax refund for year of 1998. Reconunendation: Approve refund for $90.74. Explanation: Refund due to incorrect rate sites. Located at map reference 7.120C.B.4. Reference: General Statute 105-381(a)(1)a. Clerical Error. General Statute 105-381(a)(1)b. Illegal Tax. 4 REQUEST FOR PROPERTY TAB REFUND Map Nbr: Motor Vehicle Tract Nbr: NA Acct Numbers: G86257 Rate Code: 04 Date: June 6, 2001 Name: Thomas Lanier Ramsey Address: 604 Yorktown 1?r. Chapel Hill, N. C. 27516 VIN Nbr: 1FMDU34X4TUA03636 Action Requested: Property tax refund for year of 1999. Recommendation: Approve refund far $90A0. Explanation: Refund due to incorrect rate situs. Located at map reference 7.120C.B.4. Reference: General Statute 105-381(a)(1)a. Clerical Error. General Statute 105-381(a)(1)b. Illegal Tax. V ~_ 0 m Z LL W 0: O ro W !V J ~ C) =a >> n ° O ~ m o ~ ~ ~ 4 W C O F O v! W o C F4F1 Z O O m p W 47 ~ C 1~1 = m S V O = O m ~ G p O 7 a m J ~ ~ ~ A LL ~ s e r F 0 s x ~ ~ 0 ~ o m e O e e e 0 e W ° m e e ° 4 L 7 O H Q O ~ O O r O S ° G ~ W V = O iC P m ~ ~ ~ r W r U e Q c 0 U F F m m ~ a ~ o