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The Retirement of Terry Rowland Cabarrus County Tax Administrator Effective date of retirement- 5/30/98 Terry Rowland graduated from A L Brown High School in 1962 and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Terry is married to Karen Rowland and they have two grown children, Klm and Derek. He is also the grandfather of two girls, Lindsey and Cassie. Terry began his career with Cabarms County on June 14, 1971 as Tax Supervisor for Cabarms County. At that time the Tax Supervisor's Office had eleven employees. Terry's title and responsibilities have changed since that time, as he is now Tax Administrator and responsible for the County Assessor, Land Records, Revaluation and Tax Collection offices and has thirty seven employees. Back when Terry began with Cabarrus County the assessed value was $650 M compared to now at $7. I B. Terry has truly been a career survivor considering that he is in an appointed position. Terry has worked for six different County Managers and thirteen different Boards of Commissioners. During his twenty seven-year tenure with the department Terry has seen his office advance greatly with technological changes. Every phase of tax listing and collection has changed. We now do in-house revaluation of property; and have a fully integrated GIS System within the Land Records Division. We also conduct audits of personal property. Under Terry's leadership, his department has become respected and praised by the North Carolina State Department of Revenue, Institute of Government and his other county peers. Terry has encouraged his staff to advance professionally and they have responded by becoming state certified in every possible area. Terry has served as President of the North Carolina Association of Assessing Officers in 1988/89 and was named by his peers as North Carolina Assessor of the Year in 1989. Terry also served as President of North Carolina Tax Collectors Association in 1996/97. Terry has become one of my closest friends and I will miss him greatly, as will his loyal and dedicated staff. We wish him the very best with his new career, as I have no doubt of his future successes.