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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 17, 2022 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-b <br /> SUBJECT: Appointment of Deputy Tax Collector <br /> DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Nancy T. Freeman, Tax Administrator, <br /> (919) 245-2735 <br /> PURPOSE: To appoint Brandy Prince as a first-time Deputy Tax Collector for a partial term <br /> effective February 18, 2022 and ending on June 30, 2023. <br /> BACKGROUND: Chapter 105-349(f) of the North Carolina General Statutes allows the Board of <br /> County Commissioners to appoint deputy tax collectors "for a term to be determined by the <br /> governing board". The statute reads "a deputy tax collector shall have the authority to perform, <br /> under the direction of the tax collector, any act that the tax collector may perform unless the <br /> governing body appointing the deputy specifically limits the scope of the deputy's authority". <br /> Therefore, the deputy tax collectors' work will continue to be performed under the direction of the <br /> tax administrator with the precise guidelines that exist. <br /> The continued success of the Revenue Division is evident in the outstanding collection rates that <br /> have been attained for several years. Orange County's overall tax collection rate was 99.26% for <br /> the 2020-2021 fiscal year. <br /> Generally, the Deputy Tax Collector appointments are for two or four years. However, appointing <br /> Ms. Prince for the partial term through June 30, 2023 will allow for the term to be aligned with the <br /> terms of the four existing Deputy Tax Collectors. The four currently-appointed Deputy Tax <br /> Collectors in the Tax Office are Valerie Curry, Bernice Gwynn, Tonya Smith and Rebecca Lee, <br /> and their four-year terms end on June 30, 2023. At that point staff will submit a request to appoint <br /> all five of the Deputy Tax Collectors for additional four-year terms. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated <br /> with this item. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board appoint Brandy Prince as <br /> an Orange County Deputy Tax Collector for a partial term effective February 18, 2022 through <br /> June 30, 2023. <br />