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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMeeting Summary - Tax Assessment Workgroup - 1114251 Orange County Tax Assessment Work Group Meeting Summary Friday, November 14, 2025 Solid Waste 1207 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill, NC Members Present: ▪ Commissioner Amy Fowler – Co-Chair, Board of Commissioners ▪ Commissioner Marilyn Carter – Co-Chair, Board of Commissioners ▪ Commissioner Phyliss Portie-Ascott – Co-Chair, Board of Commissioners ▪ Travis Myren – Orange County Manager ▪ Kirk Vaughn – Budget Director Orange County ▪ Wil Glen – Community Relations Director Orange County ▪ Paul Slack – Chief Civil Rights Officer Orange County ▪ Neal Bench – Community Representative – District 1 Chapel Hill (virtual) ▪ Kate Millard – Community Representative – District 2 Little River ▪ Hudson Vaughn - Representative from NC Housing Coalition Chapel Hill ▪ Catlin Saunders - Community Representative - District 1 Chapel Hill ▪ Delores Baily - Non-Proflt Housing Provider Chapel Hill ▪ Shereese Alston - Representative from Property Tax Justice Chapel Hill Staff Present: ▪ Denise Clark from the Orange County Budget Office ▪ Marth Bordogna Orange County Staff Attorney • Welcome and Roll Call Commissioner and Work Group Co-Chair Marilyn Carter called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM and welcomed everyone. Roll call was conducted at the start of the meeting. Delores Baily, Catlin Saunders and Hudson Vaughn arrived shortly after roll call. • Approval of Meeting Summary The meeting summary from October 31, 2025, was approved unanimously. • Presentation: Reappraisal in North Carolina 2 Commissioner Carter introduced the presenters: Kirk Boone from the UNC School of Government and Doug Huffman from the North Carolina Department of Revenue. She noted that she had previously attended the presentation and believed it would be beneflcial for the work group to gain a foundational understanding of reappraisals in North Carolina. Presentations from both speakers are attached for reference and review. Questions and comments were taken following the presentations. • Update on Neighborhood Reviews Jimmy Ta nner of Tanner Valuation Group shared trends, analysis and initial lessons learned. Taylor, as a consultant to Orange County, discussed efforts to understand and address vertical iniquity issues. He stated while vertical inequity easy to identify; it is much harder to correct. Properties identifled as unique are properties that are not maintained or updated which were identifled among thousands of properties. The primary issue is that these properties were being treated differently in the valuation process. Commissioner Carter recommended that the work group review the written neighborhood analysis, which will be shared in advance. Members were encouraged to bring questions to the next meeting on December 5, 2025. Tax Administration will present the status of neighborhoods identifled in the initial statistical model at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on November 18, 2025. • Questions and Next Steps Commissioner Carter opened the fioor to discuss inviting a representative from Wake County to present virtually about their experience. A 90-minute session was proposed for either November 20 or November 21, 2025. The group discussed availability, including the option to wait until after the Thanksgiving holiday. The presentation will be recorded for those unable to attend live. The work group discussed availability for January meetings. • Adjournment With no further items to discuss, the Work Group adjourned at 3:05 PM.