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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 5, 2020 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-e <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Appointment of County Review Officer <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />• North Carolina General Statute 47-30.2 <br />• RES-1997-047 – Resolution appointing <br />County Review Officers <br />• RES-2014-014 – Resolution for County <br />Review Officer <br />• Draft Resolution to Appoint County <br />Review Officer <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Nancy T. Freeman, Tax Administrator <br />(919) 245-2735 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To appoint one additional County Review Officer, and to remove from appointment <br />two (2) Review Officers that are no longer employed by the County. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: NC General Statute 47-30.2 requires that all persons appointed as plat <br />review officers be appointed by a resolution recorded in the Register of Deeds office. Review <br />Officers ensure that all plats recorded comply with the plat requirements set out in the General <br />Statutes. On September 16, 1997 the Board of Commissioners first adopted a Review Officer <br />resolution. Additional resolutions appointing and rescinding review officers have since been <br />recorded, including a resolution dated March 6, 2014. <br /> <br />Rebecca Lee has attained the status of certified property mapper in the State of North Carolina. <br />The Land Records/GIS Manager recommends that she be appointed to carry out the duties and <br />responsibilities of Review Officer as the need arises in day to day work. <br /> <br />Tammy Hicks Walker was appointed on September 16, 1997 as Tammy H Wood, and <br />subsequently reappointed as Tammy Hicks Walker on March 6, 2014. Amy B. Gilbert was also <br />appointed on September 16, 1997. Both are no longer employed with Orange County and can <br />be removed from the list of personnel authorized to carry out the Review Officer responsibilities <br />for Orange County. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is be no Orange County Financial Impact associated with this <br />item. <br /> <br />SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated <br />with this item. <br />1