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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No VIr-C-. <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 5, 1993 <br /> SUBJECT: Implementation of Motor Vehicle Taxation Changes <br /> DEPARTMENT Assessor PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT <br /> Information Sheet Kermit Lloyd, ext 2100 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To present a brief report on changes to motor vehicle <br /> taxation in North Carolina. <br /> BACKGROUND: At the January 4 meeting of the Board of Commissioners, <br /> staff presented a report about changes in the property tax listing <br /> process. As of January 1, 1993, the process for listing, billing, and <br /> collection of property taxes on registered motor vehicles is tied to <br /> registration with the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles. <br /> Vehicle owners will receive a bill for property taxes approximately <br /> three months after their registrations expire for each vehicle, instead <br /> of being billed in July for taxes on vehicles as well as real property. <br /> As the new system represents a significant change for taxpayers, County <br /> staff have been planning to help educate the public about the process. <br /> Staff in the Tax Collector and Assessor' s offices have received <br /> training on administering the changes, and have taken opportunities to <br /> discuss the changes with citizens served in the Tax offices. The first <br /> taxpayers to be affected will be those with registrations that expired <br /> in March: they can expect to receive tax bills for their vehicles in <br /> early to mid-June, with taxes due on July 1 and delinquent on August 1, <br /> if unpaid. Staff will continue to work with citizens and the media to <br /> increase awareness about changes in motor vehicle taxation in the <br /> months ahead. <br /> RECOMMENDATI0N: The Manager recommends that the Board receive the <br /> report for information only. <br />