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b. Request for Property Tax Refund on Registered Motor Vehicle <br />The Board considered one request for refund of property taxes an a motor vehicle. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked if this functional error would hold up legally. John Link <br />said that the County Attorney could talk about all the liabilities. <br />Commissioner Carey asked that the attorney do this in a memo later. <br />Chair Jacobs said that this is to rectify the County's own mistake that is not <br />specifically covered under North Carolina law, which the Board feels under obligation to correct. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that she hopes they are not opening a Pandora's box. <br />She asked how they could do it without setting a precedent. <br />Jahn Link said that this was a case where two years in a raw the same mistake was <br />made. The reason he made this recommendation is that it sends a message to the County and <br />to the State that in the year 2004, people expect mistakes to be rectified after the first year. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis would like to make it clear that the Board did not make the <br />mistake. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Carey to <br />approve the request far a refund of property taxes on a motor vehicle for $165.35. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />c. Proposed Waste Reduction, Reuse and Recycling Fee <br />The Board received a report on a proposal to implement for FY 2004-05 a tiered <br />Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling Fee to be assessed on all improved Orange County <br />property to finance recycling and waste reduction services/programs. <br />Solid Waste Director Gayle Wilson made this presentation as shown below: <br />Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling Fee Recommendation <br />A pri! 13, 2004 <br />Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Director <br />Historical Perspective <br />• 9993 Supplemental Financing Needs First Discussed <br />• 9996 First formal staff memorandum presented <br />• 9998 Alternative Finance Committee formed <br />- Elected OfFicials, Managers, Finance Directors and a citizen <br />• 9999 Alternative Finance Committee suspends work <br />- Solid waste organization, Interlocal Agreement issues take priority <br />• 2009 BO CC requests SWAB consider and offer recommendations <br />• 2003 (Jan/Palo) SWAB and staff present fee proposals <br />• 2003 (Nov) Revised staff proposal presented to BOCC <br />Fee rather than a Tax <br />• Consistent with November 2003 BOCC agreement in principle <br />Not an availability fee, but a Recovered Material Fee (see attached letter from County <br />Attorney) <br />• Considered "Other Fee" in Interlocal Agreement <br />- SWAB has formal role in approval <br />