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tP e <br />oun <br />t <br />~ r <br />$ <br />~~` $ ~ ~~ <br />NEWS RELEASE <br />~z ~ ~ ~z <br /> <br />worth ~ar~~~~~ 12/07/99 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />Orange County Manager's Office Jo Ann S. Roberson appointed Orange County <br /> Revenue Director/Tax Collector <br /> <br />P.O. Box 8181 Contact: Rod Visser , 732-8181, extension 2300 or <br />200 South Cameron Street John Link,. 732-8181, ext. 2300 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> <br /> Orange County Manager John Link has announced the <br />(919) 732-8181; 968-4501; appointment of Jo Ann S. Roberson as Orange County <br />688-7331; 227-2031 Revenue Director/Tax Collector. Roberson will begin work <br />Extension 2500 Tuesday, January 4, 2000 and reports to Assistant County <br /> Manager Rod Visser. Initial appointment is for the <br />Fax: (919) 644-3009 remainder of the current term of outgoing Revenue <br /> Director/Tax Collector Ginger Rolfe through <br />June 30, 2001. <br /> . <br />Prepared by: Elaine Holmes, As Orange County Revenue DirectorrT'ax Collector <br />Personnel Director Roberson will direct tax and other revenue collection <br /> programs of the County .and, under contract, tax collection <br />e-mail: eholmes@co.orange.nc.us for three municipalities (Chapel Hill, Carrboro and <br /> Hillsborough). These annual County and municipal <br /> taxlrevenue collections total about $95 million.. <br /> Roberson presently is Tax Collection Supervisor for <br /> Rockingham County.. She has over 18 years tax collection <br /> experience at the County IeveL She has extensive training <br /> in tax collections through the Institute of Government and is <br /> certified through the State of North Carolina as a Deputy <br /> Tax Collector. <br /> The County used an assessment panel to assist in the <br /> selection process.. The Panel was made up of Rod Visser, <br /> Assistant County Manager, Ken Chavious, Orange County <br /> Finance Director, John Smith, Orange County Tax <br /> Assessor, Bill Campbell, Institute of Government Professor <br /> and Lila (Bing) Roenigk, Carrboro Assistant Town <br /> Manager. <br /> County Manager John Link said: "I am very impressed <br /> with Jo's experience and energetic perspective to her <br /> chosen profession. She comes highly recommended and I <br /> am very pleased that she has accepted this position. <br />