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2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />13 <br />Tax Administration — Sales Tax Collection History -table <br />Tax Administration — Sales Tax Collection History -table <br />Commissioner Price referred to the ambulance collections, and asked if these are due to <br />residents being unable to pay, or unwilling. She asked if, it is due to an inability, is this because <br />North Carolina does not have Medicaid expansion. <br />Dwane Brinson said there is an assistance program through the Department of Social <br />Services (DSS), and when this service came back in house, an informational insert about this <br />assistance program was included in the bill. He said there is about $10 million in delinquent <br />bills, much of which came from the service being transitioned back in house a few years ago. <br />He said the current collections process is much more affective than the previous outsourced <br />service provider. He said this position would look to target these delinquent collections, and get <br />people caught up via the best means for them. <br />Commissioner Price said there is about $70 million in tax assistance annually, part of <br />which is the present use value for farming. She asked if the number of people, and the amount <br />of money involved in the tax relief program, is known. <br />Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br />Tax Administration — Tax Base History -table <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if the County is back on a 4 -year revaluation schedule, and <br />if permanent staff is working on this. <br />Dwane Brinson said yes, and permanent staff is working on the 2021 revaluation. He <br />said the last time the revaluation was delayed to 2017 he believes a resolution was passed <br />reverting back to a 4 -year cycle. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said staff should be commended on how quietly the revaluation <br />went. <br />Dwane Brinson said the appraisers did a very good job working with the taxpayers and <br />defending appeals. He said that one of the reasons is the tax base is larger than expected, and <br />the appeals were much less than expected. <br />Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br />Tax Administration — Tax Rate History - table <br />Tax Administration — Simulated Incremental Rate Increase - table <br />Commissioner McKee asked if this is assuming revenues remain constant. He referred <br />to slide 37, and said if there has been a jump in the tax base, it would seem to reduce the need <br />for this type of a continual increase. <br />Travis Myren said the model assumes the regular 1.4% yearly property tax base <br />increase due to new construction. He said if there was a shock and a large amount of property <br />came onto the tax role, then these rates would be lower. He said a shock in terms of an <br />increase would be due to new construction, and a decrease would not show until a revaluation. <br />Dwane Brinson said just today staff received the first quarter sales ratio study from the <br />Department of Revenue, and at first glance, the number of sales in the first quarter in Orange <br />County was surprisingly high, with 471 qualified sales. He said this was near the top of many <br />counties in the State. <br />