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16 <br /> 1 Paul Laughton said the County and school staffs meet a few times a year to review all <br /> 2 currently funded projects. He said there are 6-month, as well as an annual review at the end of <br /> 3 each fiscal year to look at the balances of each of the projects, current status, available surplus, <br /> 4 etc. He said County staff receives resolutions from the School boards, which allows staff to <br /> 5 write the budget amendment as well as the capital project ordinances that correspond to the <br /> 6 changes. <br /> 7 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the BOCC can receive reports from those joint staffs' <br /> 8 meetings. <br /> 9 Paul Laughton said yes. <br /> 10 Commissioner Bedford said historically projects were not being closed out, and the <br /> 11 County had to write off$5 million, followed by another $3 million. She said the process was <br /> 12 tightened up greatly to avoid such issues from recurring. <br /> 13 Chair Rich said BOCC candidates are asking questions, since this is an election year, <br /> 14 and the public is very curious. She said there is a lack of understanding about how money is <br /> 15 moved around, and a bit more information would be really helpful. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner McKee to <br /> 18 approve budget, grant and school capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2019-20 <br /> 19 for Department on Aging; Sheriff's Office; Animal Services; and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City <br /> 20 Schools. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 23 <br /> 24 a. Minutes <br /> 25 The Board approved the minutes from January 21, 2020 as submitted by the Clerk to the Board <br /> 26 b. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Releases/Refunds <br /> 27 The Board adopted a resolution, which is incorporated by reference, to release motor vehicle <br /> 28 property tax values for two taxpayers with a total of two bills that will result in a reduction of <br /> 29 revenue in accordance with NCGS. <br /> 30 c. Property Tax Releases/Refunds <br /> 31 The Board adopted a resolution, which is incorporated by reference, to release property tax <br /> 32 values for four taxpayers with a total of four bills that will result in a reduction of revenue in <br /> 33 accordance with North Carolina General Statute 105-381. <br /> 34 d. Application for Property Tax Exemption/Exclusion <br /> 35 The Board considered one untimely application for exemption/exclusion from ad valorem <br /> 36 taxation for one bill for the 2019 tax year. <br /> 37 e. Advertisement of Tax Liens on Real Property <br /> 38 The Board received the report on the amount of unpaid taxes for the current year that are liens <br /> 39 on real property as required by North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 105-369 and consider <br /> 40 voting to approve March 18, 2020 as the date set by the Board for the tax lien advertisement <br /> 41 and authorize the Chair to sign. <br /> 42 f. Fiscal Year 2019-20 Budget Amendment#5 <br /> 43 The Board approved budget, grant and school capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal <br /> 44 year 2019-20 for Department on Aging; Sheriff's Office; Animal Services; and Chapel Hill- <br /> 45 Carrboro City Schools. <br /> 46 g. Change in BOCC Meeting Schedule for 2020 <br /> 47 The Board approved one change to the Board of Commissioners' meeting calendar for 2020 to <br /> 48 move the March 17 work session from Chapel Hill to Hillsborough. <br />