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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 1, 2025
Action Agenda
Item No. 8-d
SUBJECT: Resolution to Rescind a County Review Officer Appointment
DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Resolution Nancy Freeman, Tax Administrator,
NC General Statute 47-30.2 (919) 245-2735
PURPOSE: To approve a resolution to rescind one (1) County Review Officer appointment as
that individual is no longer employed by the County.
BACKGROUND: North Carolina General Statute 47-30.2 requires that all persons appointed as
plat review officers be appointed by a resolution recorded in the Register of Deeds office. Review
Officers ensure that all plats recorded comply with the plat requirements set out in the North
Carolina General Statutes. On September 16, 1997, the Board of Commissioners first adopted a
Review Officer resolution. Additional resolutions appointing and rescinding review officers have
since been recorded, including a resolution dated November 5, 2020.
Lori Berry was appointed on March 6, 2014. Ms. Berry is no longer employed with Orange County
and can be removed from the list of personnel authorized to carry out the Review Officer
responsibilities for Orange County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item.
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: There are no Orange County Strategic Plan Goals
applicable to this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve and authorize the
Chair to sign the resolution to rescind the appointment of Lori Berry as a County Review Officer
for Orange County.
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RES-2025-018
Prepared by and return after recording to: Morgan Pierce,Orange County Attorney's Office,P.O.Box 8181,
Hillsborough,NC 27278
NORTH CAROLINA
ORANGE COUNTY
A RESOLUTION RESCINDING PAST COUNTY REVIEW OFFICER APPOINTMENT
WHEREAS, pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 47-30.2 the Orange County
Board of Commissioners has from time to time since September 1997 adopted resolutions
appointing and/or rescinding one or more named persons who are certified property mapper(s)
holding current certification from the Department of the Secretary of State pursuant of North
Carolina General Statute 147-54.4, as Review Officers,with the same being recorded in the Office
of the Register of Deeds for Orange County;
WHEREAS,pursuant to NCGS 47-30.2, said revision must be made by resolutions of the
Board of Commissioners with said resolution being recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds
for Orange County;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that
the appointment of Lori Berry as a Review Officer for Orange County, which was effective 6th
day of March, 2014 as a Review Officer for Orange County, is rescinded and said person is
removed from the list of personnel authorized to carry out the Review Officer responsibilities for
Orange County because said person is no longer employed with Orange County. This Resolution
rescinding the appointment of Lori Berry shall be recorded and further indexed on the grantor
index in the name of Lori Berry, in addition to the above.
THIS the Pt day of April 2025.
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BY:
JAMEZETTA BEDFORD, Chair
ATTEST:
LAURA JENSEN,Clerk to the Board
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§ 47-30.2. Review Officer.
(a) The board of commissioners of each county shall, by resolution, designate by name
one or more persons experienced in mapping or land records management as a Review Officer
to review each map and plat required to be submitted for review before the map or plat is
presented to the register of deeds for recording. Each person designated a Review Officer shall,
if reasonably feasible, be certified as a property mapper pursuant to G.S. 147-54.4. A resolution
designating a Review Officer shall be recorded in the county registry and indexed on the
grantor index in the name of the Review Officer.
(b) The Review Officer shall review expeditiously each map or plat required to be
submitted to the Officer before the map or plat is presented to the register of deeds for
recording. The Review Officer shall certify the map or plat if it complies with all statutory
requirements for recording.
Except as provided in subsection(c) of this section, the register of deeds shall not accept for
recording any map or plat required to be submitted to the Review Officer unless the map or plat
has the certification of the Review Officer affixed to it. A certification shall be in substantially
the following form:
State of North Carolina
County of
I, , Review Officer of County, certify that the map or plat to
which this certification is affixed meets all statutory requirements for recording.
Review Officer
Date
(c) A map or plat must be presented to the Review Officer unless one or more of the
following conditions are applicable:
(1) The certificate required by G.S. 47-30(f)(11) shows that the map or plat is a
survey within the meaning of G.S. 47-30(f)(I I)b. or c.
(2) The map or plat is exempt from the requirements of G.S. 47-30 pursuant to
G.S. 47-300) or(1).
(3) The map is an attachment that is being recorded pursuant to G.S. 47-30(n).
(1997-309, s. 3; 1998-228, s. 13.)
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