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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 21, 2020 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-d <br /> SUBJECT: Approval of a Grace Period for the Registration and Renewal Process for <br /> Orange County Beverage Licenses through July 15, 2020 <br /> DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> March 31, 2020 NC Department of Nancy T. Freeman, Tax Administrator, <br /> Revenue Notice - COVID-19 (919) 245-2735 <br /> Resolution for Beverage License <br /> Renewal Grace Period <br /> North Carolina General Statute 105- <br /> 113.70 <br /> North Carolina General Statute 105- <br /> 236(a)(2) <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a resolution establishing a grace period for the registration and renewal <br /> of Orange County Beverage Licenses through July 15, 2020 due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and <br /> the State of Emergency issued by Governor Roy Cooper on March 10, 2020, and the Declaration <br /> of an Orange County State of Emergency to Order the Public to Stay at Home in order to slow the <br /> further spread of COVID-19. <br /> BACKGROUND: North Carolina General Statute 105-113.70 requires each person who receives <br /> a North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control permit to obtain the corresponding local license. All <br /> local licenses are issued by the city or county where the establishment is located. The license <br /> period is May 1 to April 30 each year, with April 30t" as the standard renewal deadline each year. <br /> Under North Carolina General Statute 105-236(a)(2), if a business fails to renew a license timely, <br /> a penalty equal to five percent of the amount prescribed for the license per month or fraction <br /> thereof until paid, not to exceed twenty-five percent of the amount, but in any event not less than <br /> five dollars shall be assessed. Because of COVID-19, the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage <br /> Control Commission has established a grace period for the registration and renewal process for <br /> Alcoholic Beverage Control Permits through July 15, 2020. <br /> Due to the current crisis and the State's action on providing a grace period for State issued <br /> beverage licenses, Tax Administration staff requests approval of a grace period for the local <br /> Beverage License registration and renewal process through July 15, 2020. Given the fact that the <br /> State license must be obtained prior to the County license being issued, this action will correspond <br /> with the state's recent action. In addition, this action will assist small businesses impacted by <br /> COVID-19 pandemic. <br />