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297 <br /> <br />41093655-9383 0.00 <br /> Sub Contract Construction <br /> <br />130,944.00 <br /> <br />130,944.00 <br /> <br />CONSENT AGENDA ITEM REMOVED FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Business Personal ProDerty Audit Services Contract with Tax Manaqement <br />Associates, Inc. <br /> <br /> Mr. Blair Bennett, Deputy County Manager, and Ms. Dawn McHale, Tax <br />Administrator, responded to questions by Commissioner Carpenter concerning <br />the use of County personnel to perform tax audits versus contracting with Tax <br />Management Associates (TMA) to do the work. The proposed contract is for a <br />flat fee and TMA will give a complete accounting for all work. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner <br />Privette and unanimously carried, the Board approved the ~Business Personal <br />Property Audit Services Contract" (Contract Number 99-71-013) between <br />Cabarrus County and Tax Management Associates, Inc. for one year and <br />authorized the Chairman to sign the Contract on behalf of Cabarrus County. <br />The contract provided for the following audits: <br /> <br />(1 Business Personal Property Audits <br /> <br />Account <br />Class <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />Current Personal Property <br /> Value Range <br /> $0 to $400,000 <br /> $400,001 to $1,000,000 <br /> $1,000,001 to $5,000,000 <br /> Greater than $5,000,000 <br /> <br />Per Audit <br /> Fee <br />$ 65O.00 <br />$1,105.00 <br />$1,625.00 <br />$5,200.00 <br /> <br />(2 Motel/Hotel Occupancy Tax Audits - $65.00 per Hour for each hour <br /> expended for the completion of an individual audit' <br /> <br />(3 <br /> <br />Present Use Value Audits - Fixed fee of $400.00 per audit shall <br />include all costs for the completion of an individual audit <br />including travel expenses. <br /> <br />Analysis of Incentive Grants <br /> <br /> Commissioner Privette requested an analysis of all existing incentive <br />grants and the total amount of those incentives. Mr. Clifton advised that Mr. <br />Bill Kouri, Tax Audit Manager, is preparing this information. <br /> <br />OLD BUSINESS <br /> <br />School Construction Process <br /> <br /> Mr. Clifton reviewed the following information that was included in the <br />Agenda in regards to the proposed school construction process: (1) Summary <br />of key roles to be provided by County Commission, Board of Education, Joint <br />Education Committee, Citizens Construction Oversight Committee and H. R. <br />Gray, Inc.; (2) Preliminary schedule of events associated with the potential <br />construction of three new schools; (3) A flow chart of events/steps in the <br />process along with anticipated action dates; and (4) Suggested parameters for <br />the establishment of a Citizens Construction Oversight Committee. The <br />anticipated occupancy date for the proposed schools is January 2002. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Fennel read a prepared statement entitled "Moving Forward <br />in Public Education Construction - Education for All the Children." He <br />expressed concern about character assassination of the commissioners and <br />dissemination of false information concerning the construction of new <br />schools. In his statement, he addressed a number of issues including the <br />following: (1) the establishment of School funding as the Board's top <br />priority; (2) the County's funding of $130 million for school construction <br />since 1994; (3) the School Board's failure to submit any proposed school <br />sites for approval; (4) the School Board's alleged loss of credibility in <br />building new schools; (5) the use of pre-engineering construction to reduce <br />costs, increase flexibility and speed construction; and (6) the successful <br />implementation of multi-tracking in other states. In conclusion, Commissioner <br />Fennel agreed to support the proposed school construction process with the <br />following change: The County Commission will "approve" funding rather than <br />"provide" funding. <br /> <br /> <br />