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2 <br /> attached resolution, the Board designates said list to be entered into the minutes. The tax claim <br /> is not discharged or written off. These accounts are recharged to the collector as delinquent <br /> accounts, and the collector has full authority to use levy and garnishment to affect their <br /> collection. Lists have been provided to the Clerk to the Board for the permanent record of all <br /> outstanding tax by property classification. <br /> Two settlement reports for tax are included. <br /> • The first shows all taxes charged for collection for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. All <br /> uncollected taxes allowed as credits in a settlement are recharged to the tax collector. <br /> Per NCGS 105-373(3)(b) the tax collector is credited with (paraphrased): <br /> 1. All sums representing taxes collected and deposited; <br /> 2. Releases approved by the governing body; <br /> 3. The principal amount of taxes constituting liens on real property; <br /> 4. Amount shown on the insolvent list; <br /> 5. Discounts as allowed by law; <br /> 6. Commissions (if any) lawfully payable to the tax collector as compensation; <br /> 7. Outstanding Property Tax Commission appeals. <br /> • The second settlement report shows all prior years' taxes collected during the 2014-2015 <br /> fiscal year. NCGS 105-378 limits the tax collector's use of enforced collection remedies <br /> to ten years from the due date of the tax. As such, for fiscal year 2014-2015 the tax <br /> collector was charged with collecting remaining taxes from the years 2005-2013, in <br /> addition to current year 2014 taxes. <br /> Additional reports are included for review by the governing board: <br /> • One provides details of all other miscellaneous revenue charged to the Tax Collector for <br /> collection during fiscal year 2014-2015. The receipt of the annual Medicaid <br /> Reimbursement for Emergency Services for the current year is normally noted in this <br /> report. The reimbursement for 2014-2015 was not received before the end of the fiscal <br /> year and is therefore not included in the Non-Tax Revenue Total. However, the 2014- <br /> 2015 reimbursement was received soon after the June 30, 2015 deadline, and the <br /> amount of the reimbursement is known and noted on the report. In addition, the Medicaid <br /> reimbursement for the prior year is included in this report due to the fact that it was <br /> received during the 2014-2015 fiscal year. <br /> • An additional report shows the accounts receivable information for 2014 taxes at the <br /> beginning of the 2015 fiscal year. <br /> • The final report is a minimal bill report that provides the number of bills and amount of <br /> taxes waived in accordance with a resolution approved by the governing board on July <br /> 267 1995. NCGS 105-321(f) states, in part, that the governing body of a taxing unit may <br /> direct its tax assessor and tax not to collect minimal taxes where the total principal <br /> amount does not exceed five dollars ($5.00). <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated <br /> with this item. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: <br /> • Receive the Tax Collector's annual settlement, and approve and authorize the Chair to <br /> sign the resolution accepting it as reported for entry into the minutes; and <br /> • Approve, authorize the Chair to sign, and issue the Order to Collect to the Tax Collector <br /> for Fiscal Year 2015-2016. <br />