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16 1 Travis Myren said yes. 2 Commissioner Richards asked Travis Myren to line up the charts on #3. 3 Travis Myren said he would revise the chart. 4 Commissioner Richards asked him to talk a little more about the school project review on 5 the 21 st 6 Commissioner Hamilton said the schools had amended some of the recommendations 7 from Woolpert. She said they would come to a meeting on May 21 st and present what their plans 8 are so they can be aligned with the principles of Woolpert. 9 Chair Bedford petitioned for the Board to receive information on the policy, powers, and 10 options they have related to school facility funding, especially if it is project-based before their 11 summer break. 12 Commissioner Richards clarified that the meeting on May 21 st would be a reconciliation of 13 the school and Woolpert plan with a focus on specific projects. 14 Commissioner Hamilton said if there is a specific project that is different than what 15 Woolpert proposed, they would explain the changes. She said it will help commissioners and 16 county residents to know exactly what tax money is being spent on. 17 Chair Bedford said there may be conflict or disagreement on the projects. She recalled 18 that in 2016, actual projects were not on the bond, but there were approvals made after the bond 19 was approved. She said they want a plan, and they want it to be using the facility indexes, but 20 they may not get there on May 21 st 21 Commissioner Hamilton said there are so many great needs that they know they will spend 22 the bond funds and because of the steps to get the bond onto the ballot, the money is being 23 requested first and then they will determine what projects they can fund later. She said that it is 24 very important for commissioners to know what the county's policies are and how they will make 25 sure the bond is spent the way they intend it to be. 26 Commissioner Richards asked if all of the capital costs for the Southern Branch Library 27 were covered. 28 Travis Myren said they do not expect any additional expenses for the Orange County 29 Southern Branch Library. 30 Chair Bedford said she would like to understand the timing of county projects. She said it 31 doesn't seem possible for the Justice Center to be ready in a year. She asked about the behavorial 32 health as well. She said she thinks that EMS should be the number one priority, but that is three 33 years out. She asked staff to bring that information back to the CIP work session. 34 Chair Bedford thanked all of the staff for their work in creating the recommended CIP. 35 36 c. 2025 Orange County Revaluation Update 37 The Board received a high-level overview presentation on the process for the 2025 countywide 38 property revaluation. 39 40 BACKGROUND: North Carolina counties must conduct a property revaluation at least once 41 every eight years. Orange County's last revaluation took effect January 1, 2021. With Orange 42 County having chosen to conduct a revaluation every four years, the next revaluation will have an 43 effective appraisal date of January 1, 2025. Tax Office staff began working on the 2025 44 revaluation in mid-2022. In March 2023 the Tax Office sent each owner of improved real property 45 a Data Validation form. Property owners were asked to return the form with any corrections to the 46 data provided. This has been a practice for the last three revaluation cycles as an effort to ensure 47 accurate records. 48 49 A revaluation is necessary to realign the values of real property throughout the County to maintain 50 equitable and uniform property values among property owners. Market values are shaped by 51 property sales, and the Tax Office's responsibility is to look at those sales, interpret the market