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43 <br /> 1 9. County Manager's Report <br /> 2 Projected October 14, 2025 Joint Meeting with Chiefs'Association Items <br /> 3 Discussion Topics from Orange County Chiefs'Association <br /> 4 • Tropical Storm Chantal Response: Successes and Challenges <br /> 5 • VIPER Improvement Project <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Projected October 14, 2025 Work Session Items <br /> 8 Orange County Land Use Plan 2050 — Board Request for Additional Information <br /> 9 • Water & Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA) & <br /> 10 Central Orange Coordinated Area Land Use Plan (COCA) <br /> 11 • Hillsborough Utilities Constraints <br /> 12 • Board Feedback on Meeting Facilitation Consultant <br /> 13 Review of Upcoming Boards and Commissions Appointments <br /> 14 <br /> 15 10. County Attorney's Report <br /> 16 John Roberts had no report. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 11. Appointments <br /> 19 a. Tax Assessment Work Group—Appointments Discussion <br /> 20 The Board discussed and approved appointments to the Community Representative positions on <br /> 21 the Tax Assessment Work Group. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 BACKGROUND: At the September 16, 2025 Business Meeting, the Board of County <br /> 24 Commissioners officially established and approved the composition and charge for the Tax <br /> 25 Assessment Work Group (the Work Group), and appointed Commissioners Phyllis Portie-Ascott, <br /> 26 Marilyn Carter, and Amy Fowler to serve. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 The charge of the Work Group is to evaluate the policies, processes, and procedures used by the <br /> 29 Orange County Tax Office to assess property values and communicate to the public. The Work <br /> 30 Group will provide feedback and input to a consultant retained by the County to make <br /> 31 recommendations on changes and enhancements to the tax assessment process that will <br /> 32 improve and ensure the accuracy and fairness of property assessments. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 The full composition of the Work Group includes: <br /> 35 <br /> 36 • Three Commissioners <br /> 37 • County Manager <br /> 38 0 Tax Administrator <br /> 39 • Budget Director <br /> 40 • Director of Civil Rights and Civic Life <br /> 41 • Community Relations Director <br /> 42 . Representative from the North Carolina Housing Coalition <br /> 43 • Representative from the Orange County Property Tax Justice Coalition <br /> 44 • Non-Profit Housing Provider <br /> 45 • Two (2) Community Representatives from District 1 <br /> 46 • Two (2) Community Representatives from District 2 <br /> 47 <br />