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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: February 17, 2022
Action Agenda
Item No. 8-b
SUBJECT: Appointment of Deputy Tax Collector
DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy T. Freeman, Tax Administrator,
(919) 245-2735
PURPOSE: To appoint Brandy Prince as a first-time Deputy Tax Collector for a partial term
effective February 18, 2022 and ending on June 30, 2023.
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.
The continued success of the Revenue Division is evident in the outstanding collection rates that
have been attained for several years. Orange County's overall tax collection rate was 99.26% for
the 2020-2021 fiscal year.
Generally, the Deputy Tax Collector appointments are for two or four years. However, appointing
Ms. Prince for the partial term through June 30, 2023 will allow for the term to be aligned with the
terms of the four existing Deputy Tax Collectors. The four currently-appointed Deputy Tax
Collectors in the Tax Office are Valerie Curry, Bernice Gwynn, Tonya Smith and Rebecca Lee,
and their four-year terms end on June 30, 2023. At that point staff will submit a request to appoint
all five of the Deputy Tax Collectors for additional four-year terms.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated
with this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board appoint Brandy Prince as
an Orange County Deputy Tax Collector for a partial term effective February 18, 2022 through
June 30, 2023.