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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 22, 2006 SUBJECT: Appointment of Three Deputy Tax Collectors DEPARTMENT: Revenue PUBLIC HEARING Action Agenda Item No. 5- h (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: None Jo Roberson 245-2727 Tyrone Jackson 245-2552 PURPOSE: To approve the appointments of Linda Strickland-Jaubert, Valerie Curry, and Bobbie Underwood as Deputy Tax Collectors for a one year term, effective July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. BACKGROUND: Linda Strickland-Jaubert, Valerie Curry, and Bobbie Underwood have been performing the duties of Deputy Tax Collector with the exception of signature authority of the actual executions. An appointment of these positions would provide the Deputy Tax Collectors with signature authority that will allow continued consistency, uninterrupted operations of the Revenue Office in the duties of tax collections, and no lag in obtaining the collector's signature. Chapter 105-349(f) of the North Carolina General Statutes requires the Board of County Commissioners to appoint deputy collectors "for a term to be determined by the governing board". The statute reads "a deputy tax collector shall have the authority to perform, under the direction of the tax collector, any act that the tax collector may perform unless the governing body appointing the deputy specifically limits the scope of the deputy's authority". Therefore, the deputy tax collectors' work will continue to be performed under the direction of the tax collector with precise guidelines that exist. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board appoint Linda Strickland- .laubert, Valerie Curry, and Bobbie Underwood as Orange County Deputy Tax Collectors for a period of one year, effective July 1, 2006.