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19 <br /> what they charge other towns, and not much more than the 0.5% Orange County charges them <br /> for fewer than 50 total parcels. <br /> Commissioner Carter brought attention to the Wake County approach, which included a <br /> goal to have municipal fees cover 50% of the department's operating and revaluation expenses. <br /> When comparing, Orange County would have to go significantly higher to achieve that <br /> percentage. <br /> Kirk Vaughn said Wake County can achieve that goal by charging towns 0.75% because <br /> they are much more urban, whereas Orange County has a higher percentage of its tax base in <br /> the unincorporated areas of the county. He said the Board could look at trying to set a target for <br /> how much municipalities should cover based on the percentage of parcels in each jurisdiction. <br /> Chair Hamilton encouraged Board members to remember that Wake County is much <br /> bigger and has growing towns and industries, and to be careful about comparing. <br /> Commissioner Carter asked if the Board, with information from staff, should be having a <br /> policy discussion about setting a target. She said the one thing not yet reflected is what will come <br /> as recommendations from the Tax Assessment Work Group. She said this is also a piece of what <br /> the Board should anticipate before getting too far into the conversation and acting on the <br /> agreements. <br /> Commissioner Greene said she wonders if the current percentage of expenses covered <br /> by municipal fees was just happenstance or a policy discussion in Orange County. She said what <br /> the percentage should be is a policy discussion. She said she thinks the Board should also <br /> discuss moving revaluations to every two years. <br /> Chair Hamilton said that she sees a time issue with the policies that are expiring at the <br /> end of June. She said she thinks the Board should have a policy discussion in the future but <br /> should also act to address the concerns at hand with the expiring policies. <br /> Slide #11 <br /> Tax Office Plan <br /> The Tax Office proposes the following plan to the realize the <br /> revenue originally envisioned by the annual software surcharge: <br /> 1) Meet with the towns staffs to discuss the current ILA and potential actions to <br /> meet the County's costs related to billing and collecting taxes for the towns. <br /> 2) Discussion would include the possibility of an amendment to the current ILA <br /> to for a proposed increase of the fee as of July 1, 2026 and the possibility of <br /> replacing the current joint ILA with separate ILAs that follow a shorter <br /> expiration schedule. <br /> 1) Report to the Board of Commissioners after discussions with towns. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 11 QUIZI Ii AROL L.IN1 <br />