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County Attorney <br />Phone Number: (919) 245 - 2320 <br />2010 -11 2011 -12 2012 -13 2012 -13 2013 -14 2013 -14 <br />Actual Actual Original 12 -Month Department Comissioner <br />Expenditures Expenditures Budget Estimate Requested Approved <br />By Category (General Fund) <br />Account: 205 <br />Personnel Services <br />399,180 <br />406,644 <br />432,545 <br />432,970 <br />469,959 <br />469,959 <br />Operations <br />37,657 <br />35,499 <br />56,441 <br />50,296 <br />56,443 <br />56,443 <br />Capital Outlay <br />1,305 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />Total Expenditures <br />$ 438,142 <br />$ 442,143 <br />$ 488,986 <br />$ 483,266 <br />$ 526,402 <br />$ 526,402 <br />County Costs (net) <br />$ 438,142 <br />$ 442,143 <br />$ 488,986 <br />$ 483,266 <br />$ 526,402 <br />$ 526,402 <br />Total County Attorney's Office <br />and Related Expenditures $ 438,142 $ 442,143 $ 488,986 $ 483,266 $ 526,402 $ 526,402 <br />Mission Statement <br />To provide effective and efficient legal services to the Orange County Board of Commissioners and all <br />departments within Orange County Government. <br />Major Services <br />• Advise the County Commissioners and County Departments on the legal aspects of county <br />operations. <br />• Advise the County Commissioners and Manager on the legal authority for county actions. <br />• Draft and review contracts, documents, agreements, etc., for legal sufficiency. <br />• Review and interpret federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. <br />• Represent Orange County in litigation. <br />• Track pending and new legislation impacting Orange County. <br />FY 2012 -13 Outcomes <br />Collections: Collected approximately $260,000 in past due fees. <br />• Ordinance Codification: Prepared Orange County's Unified Development Ordinance for <br />codification. <br />• Litigation: Successfully defended 35 taxpayer appeals before the North Carolina Property Tax <br />Commission. Successfully prosecuted two (2) animal forfeiture cases in Orange County District <br />Court. Successfully defended two (2) delinquent account appeals before the Orange County <br />Magistrate and the Office of Administrative Hearings. Initiated nine (9) actions to secure <br />easements for expansion of sanitary sewer lines in areas near Efland and Buckhorn Road. <br />*1 <br />