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NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF: CouNT'~ COMMISSIONERS 406 WACHOVIA BUILDING ~. P.O. BOX 1488 ., RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27602 ~ TELEPHONE 919/832-2893 TO: County Commission Chairmen CC's: Managers and Tax Supervisors FROM: C. Ronald Aycock, Executive D~rector and General Counsel DATE: December 16, 1977 SUBJECT: Computer Soft~are Acquisition For Property Appraisal For several months the Association has been exploring the possibilities of acquiring two software p~¢kages for the purpose of computerized property appraisal. ;~e feel that this is an area in which therB exists a lack of available expertise and few sources of advice, and that the counties are often at the mercy of appraisal firms and computer salesmen who have little understanding of the needs of counties. Counties are continuing to pay greater and greater amounts of money at t~ie time of revaluation for what are sometimes simple variations of the same computer systems. As a matter of economics, the development of some in-house capabilities is being explored in many counties, and more efficient methods of handling revaluation are constantly being sought. At its December meeting, the Association board of directors authorized a survey of the counties to determine the interest in a joint approach to the resolution of this problem. The Association is proposing the acquisition of ownership rights and an in-depth study of the capabilities of the two computer- ized appraisal systems which are available, as well as a study of the various configurations of computers on which the systems will run. As the attached paper explains, this study would be undertaken over an eight-month period and would result in the publication of user manuals, installation manuals, and a technical evaluation of the two software packages. The proposed study would be financed by contributions from those counties desiring.to participate in the program. In return, the contributing Counties Would receive the above-mentioned manuals and the use of either system when desired.