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Cabarrus County Tax Administration J. Brent Weisner, Tax Administrator MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: J. Brent Weisner Tax Administrator DATE: June 21, 2005 RE: Board of Equalization and Review Appointments cc: John Day, Chris Ferriss, Sue Nutt, Bill Kouri, Lester Shelton, Audy Dover, Ed Hill The appointments expire for all five of the members of the Board of Equalization and Review effective June 30, 2005. Two of the members, Jerry Newton and Mary Snow, are not eligible to be reappointed as they have each served two consecutive three-year terms. Lester Shelton and Audy Dover have indicated that they are willing to serve another three- year term each. Ed Hill has indicated that he is willing to serve one more year. All of the current members of the Board have served the County well, and their dedication and service has been much appreciated by our staff. In an effort to make the Board more accessible to our taxpayers, we plan to change our meeting time from 6:30 p.m. _ 9:30 p.m. to 3 p.m - 7 p.m Many of our appellants are elderly and do not like to be out at night. The new meeting time will serve taxpayers that prefer to come during the day and still accommodate those who wish to come after work. Ed Hill has indicated that he could not work with the new meeting time except on an occasioual basis as it would interfere with his work schedule. We appreciate his willingness to be as flexible as possible, but we feel that changing the meeting time permanently will better serve the taxpayers of the County. I recommend that you reappoint Lester Shelton and Audy Dover and appoint new members that are able to accommodate the new meeting times, 3 p.m - 7 p.m We will miss Ed's leadership on the Board; however, I anticipate few appeals over the next two years, which will give our new members time to acclimate to the job prior to the next revaluation. I anticipate that in non-revaluation years we will have three to five meetings, and in the year following the revaluation, we could expect to meet 13 to 17 times. I also recommend that you appoint an alternate member. There have been times that we have had to cancel meetings due to not being able to have a quorum present; we could use the alternate at those times to prevent cancellations. The local act adopted last year setting the rules for this Board also place the responsibility to appoint the Chairman and Vice- Chairman with the Board of County Commissioners. I request that as you make your appointments, you give due consideration to appointing individuals with strong leadership characteristics to these positions. Our staff will provide all of the training and support needed for the Board members to succeed at their appointed positions. Cabarrus County Tax Administration 65 Church Street SE, Concord, NC 28025 Post Office Box 707, Concord, NC 28026 Phone: 704-920-2166 Fax: 704-920-2111 ~~ ~"'CU NORTH CAROUNA 1-1-1