Agenda - 05-18-2021; 8-a - Minutes

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34 1 Commissioner McKee asked for information on projects that have come into the area 2 since water and sewer was installed (Morinaga, ABB, AKG, etc.), and what was the return on 3 those projects, with incentives backed out. 4 Chair Price asked all Commissioners to tell the Clerk to the Board if they plan to attend 5 the public outreach meeting, so it can be properly notices. 6 Chair Price asked for a motion to recess for 3 minutes for the purposes of a break. 7 8 A motion was made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Bedford to 9 recess the meeting 3 minutes. 10 11 Roll call ensued 12 13 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 14 15 RECONVENE THE MEETING 16 17 Commissioner Fowler was not yet present, but due to a quorum of Board members 18 being present, Chair Price asked for a motion to reconvene the meeting. 19 20 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to 21 reconvene at 9:45 p.m. 22 23 Roll call ensued. 24 25 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 26 27 7. Reports 28 29 a. 2021 Orange County Revaluation Results 30 The Board received an overview of findings from the 2021 countywide revaluation. 31 32 BACKGROUND: 33 North Carolina counties must conduct a revaluation at least once every eight years. Orange 34 County's last revaluation took effect January 1, 2017. The effective appraisal date of the 2021 35 revaluation is January 1, 2021. Tax office staff began working on the 2021 revaluation in 2019. 36 A collaborative approach was taken throughout the entire 2021 revaluation, and community 37 involvement helped improve the process. 38 39 In February 2020, the tax office proactively sent each real property owner a snapshot of the 40 property's public record. Property owners were asked to return the form with any corrections to 41 the data provided. This was an effort to ensure accurate records. Of the approximately 41,500 42 forms that were mailed out, the Tax Office received approximately 4,300 responses. 43 44 Conducting a countywide revaluation takes significant effort and staff dedication. Orange 45 County has approximately 57,100 real property parcels, and each of those parcels has been 46 modified to reflect a current estimate of market value. The schedule of completing the 47 revaluation has been affected by the pandemic. During the height of the pandemic, appraisers 48 limited field visits to curbside reviews. For the majority of the last year, appraisers have based 49 their work from home with minimal time in the office in order to maintain the health and safety of 50 staff and the public. Revaluation notices were mailed on March 24, 2021, and an appeal form 51 was included in each notice.