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225 DRAFT E. IMPLEMENTATION [AS OF DATE OF MOST RECENT APPLICABLE AMENDMENT) 1. This policy shall become effective upon enactment. All subsequent appointments to boards by the Board of Commissioners shall be carried out under the provisions of this policy. 2. Any individual affected by the dual role provision of this policy shall be given the option of determining which appointment to retain and any other appointments held by that individual to boards, commission or committees shall be deemed null and void unless waived by the Board of Cor~missioners under the special circumstance clause of this policy. 3. Persons who have served on boards, commissions and com~ittees for a period exceeding six consecutive years at the time this policy becomes effective shall serve until the end of the current term or for a period of 12 months f~om the date of this policy if the tprm extends longer than 12 months. 4. In order to get more participation and involvement from county residents, the County should advertise in local papers at least twice each year of up-coming vacancies. Any application that is received concerning the vacancies should be given careful consideration, assuming they are qualified. NOTE: Firemen's Relief Fund Trustees and Fire District Commissioners are exempt from the Appointment Policy Adopted June 21, 1982 Amendments: (1) January 17, 1995; (2) April 21, 1997; (3) December 21, 1998; (4) November 5, 2001 Tax Administration MS. Dawn McHale, Tax Administrator, reviewed the revaluation process and the proposal to postpone the 2003 revaluation. The Board had briefly discussed this issue at the conclusion of its work session on October 13. During her presentation, Ms. McHale addressed personnel, technology and training related issues associated with the proposed postponement of the revaluation. These included changes in key staff positions since the 1999 revaluation, cross training of staff members and the need for additional staff training on new computer software. Ms. McHale also reported that new tools (digital photography of the entire county and enhanced GIS and mapping software) would be available in the sunu~er of 2002 and would add quality to the revaluation process if it is delayed to 2004. Mr. Bill Ferriss, local business owner, outlined his eKperience in property tax and revaluation matters, including the following: (1) Employee of the Mecklenburg County Tax Office in the 1970's; (2) Owner of a revaluation firm since 1975, completing revaluations in 30 counties in North Carolina as well as in other states; (3) Designed the software currently being used by COTT Systems; and {4) Currently does fee appraisals in Cabarrus County. Re discussed the importance of adequately training personnel for the revaluation process and stated in his opinion it would be best for the County to hire someone to train its personnel over a two-year period. Mr. Ferriss also recommended that photographs be taken of every house/property in the county during the next revaluation. There was discussion concerning the postponement of the 2003 revaluation, including the following: (1) personnel and new technology issues; (2) the rate at which property values are rising and the impact of the economy on property values~ (3) the merits of delaying.the revaluation for one year or two years; and (4) the State's decision to cease reimbursements to the counties effective July 1, 2003. UPON ~4OTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Vice Chairman Carruth and unanimously carried, the Board voted to delay the 2003 revaluation for at least one year with the Tax Administrator to make a report to the Board concerning issues related to delaying the revaluation. Upon receiving that report, the Board will then determine if the revaluation should occur in 2004 or be delayed until 2005. EXPO Mr. Mark Chappuis, Expo General Manager, gave an update on the Expo Project and presented a s~unmary sheet ~howing initial projections for facility usage. He estimated 109 events {i.e., County Fair, concerts, high school graduations, theater, banquets, horse shows, etc.) during the first calendar year.