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Votes at a glance (actions approved)
- Cancel and reschedule public hearing for \"Project Istanbul\" (consent item 13): Motion to cancel the April 22 public hearing and reschedule it for May 6 at 9:30 a.m.; outcome: approved. (Agenda adjustment added by the board.)

- Budget amendment 3-14 (Finance): Anticipate and appropriate a reimbursement from Team Foods for a Duke Energy invoice to elevate power lines near Park East; county paid as responsible property owner with reimbursement expected from Team Foods; outcome: approved.

- Budget amendment 3-16 (Sheriff's Office): Record receipt of controlled substance tax revenues from the North Carolina Department of Revenue; outcome: approved.

- Budget amendment 3-17 (Social Services): Request additional funds for temporary health and translation services, including contracts with vendors noted in the packet; outcome: approved.

- Budget amendment 3-20 (Social Services): Cover travel for Social Services for the remainder of the fiscal year; staff said typical reimbursement for this line is 50% to 60%; outcome: approved.

- Budget amendment 3-23 (EMS): Reallocate $24,000 to cover linen services for the remainder of the fiscal year; staff noted the county receives $50,000 annually toward linen costs but total need is higher; outcome: approved.

- Wayne County Public Library policy changes (item 11): Motion to approve policy updates recommended by the Library Board of Advisors; staff said the revisions update policies from the early 2000s, expand laptop lending rules and add the Still Memorial Library by name; outcome: approved.

- Executive Jet Port change order (change order number 1): Approve change order for the Executive Jet Port parking lot drainage improvements. Staff explained the contractor originally reported a credit of about $51,000 and later revised that to a credit of about $13,000 due to a unit-price correction for footing/stone backfill items; outcome: approved.

- Resolution 2025-13 awarding service weapon to Detective Sergeant CJ Weaver: The board adopted a resolution, citing North Carolina General Statute 21-87.2, to award Detective Sergeant CJ Weaver his service weapon and badge in recognition of his retirement effective April 1, 2025; outcome: approved.

- National Volunteer Appreciation Week proclamation (presented by Sherry Archibald, United Way of Wayne County): The board approved the proclamation recognizing National Volunteer Appreciation Week and invited commissioners to a recognition event at the Paramount Theater; outcome: approved.

- Child Abuse Prevention Month proclamation (presented by Samantha Nixon, DSS Social Work Program Manager): The board approved a proclamation declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and noted Wayne County DSS received 1,332 child protective services reports in 2024 with 664 cases screened in for investigation or assessment; outcome: approved.

- Appointments and reappointments: The board accepted a resignation from a Wayne Community College trustee and the appointment committee recommended appointing Commissioner Joe Doherty to finish that term; the board also reappointed Chad Matthews to the Wayne County Planning Board; outcome: appointments approved as presented.

- Consent agenda: The board approved the adjusted consent agenda that included the items above.

Who spoke and presented
- Sherry Archibald, Executive Director, United Way of Wayne County (presented the volunteer proclamation).
- Samantha Nixon, Social Work Program Manager, Wayne County Department of Social Services (presented the child abuse prevention proclamation and provided case-count statistics).
- Sheriff Peters (presented resolution 2025-13 honoring Detective Sergeant CJ Weaver).
- County staff (Angie and others) presented budget amendment and change-order details during the consent portion of the meeting.

Notes and context
- Several budget amendments were described as reimbursements or reallocations rather than new recurring county commitments. For example, the Team Foods reimbursement is intended to cover a Duke Energy invoice the county paid as the responsible property owner.
- The Executive Jet Port change-order amount moved from a larger credit to a smaller credit after the contractor corrected a unit-price calculation; staff explained the discrepancy as an error in the footing unit used in the contractor's original calculation.
- The child abuse proclamation included the DSS figures for 2024 (1,332 reports; 664 screened in for assessment/investigation); commissioners expressed appreciation for DSS staff and noted the seriousness of the caseload.

Outcome summary: The board approved the adjusted consent agenda and each listed motion; the transcript does not include roll-call vote tallies for each item, and motions were recorded as approved during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Wayne County Board of Commissioners Meeting 4/15/25","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 15 meeting the Wayne County Board of Commissioners approved a set of consent items and individual motions including several budget amendments, an airport change order and two proclamations.","taxTitle","Wayne County, North Carolina","taxId",28317,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6604150,"Wayne County tax officials explain reappraisal, set May 20 cutoff for appeals",3796,2150000,5946000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2994132-35b8d732b78d170720860dc58ba5b1ef&start=2150&end=5946","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2994132-35b8d732b78d170720860dc58ba5b1ef/thumbnail_2150000.jpg","/articles/6604150/Wayne-County/North-Carolina/Wayne-County-tax-officials-explain-reappraisal-set-May-20-cutoff-for-appeals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6604150-78c00181e3f92e30616907dd9f09daf3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153209&Signature=Vq5Bc5ksbS3iFMgFS9Njo0eCdLk4m~2G3HXk3XnyZvyX4O8i3WDqIwVTRUJgyQjTjPKDgH5OsTOY0SoE-UwccwIqIWikNGCLxC5IwbRjMKE1PXRHzRxzKQzQxHYZeTWp-TJZDxkFADxmCXpfoB2T8eyrdW9jZknBQ8ImEY9HQTDVwN5vyyQmZ--OkdCnMH3O-Jhz1EIajqSul-aVc6EdI0LpGkeQE~jduDmg8WglsQveou08~auFIq2KR4QN8ktdd~3sxiFvBGEuWwTmAs63NpvRt7pXhfLG5KUOcsqYjrpIFR1D3Nir0NMNAJyy2w5~RBX9ePoERuZnnozriqLVcg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wayne County tax officials on April 15 described a recent countywide property reappraisal, outlined how residents can appeal new values and set a May 20 deadline for formal appeals to the Board of Equalization and Review.

Tax Administrator Alan Lumpkin told the Wayne County Board of Commissioners that notices from the revaluation were mailed roughly three weeks earlier and that county staff have been fielding calls from residents. He said informal appeals so far are \"roughly around 380,\" which he described as low compared with some past revaluations, and that those informal reviews remain open through the current appeal period. The board voted to adjourn the Board of Equalization and Review and to set May 20 as the cutoff date for accepting appeals to allow staff time to process informal reviews and prepare hearings.

Why it matters: The revaluation updates assessed values used to compute property taxes. Lumpkin and the board emphasized that an increase in assessed value does not automatically mean a higher tax bill because elected officials can and will review tax rates during the budget process to offset increases in assessed values.

Details from the meeting
- Appeals and timing: Lumpkin said second notices will be sent only to property owners whose values changed after the informal review; those owners will get instructions on how to request a formal hearing before the Board of Equalization and Review. The board set May 20 at 8:30 a.m. as the date to adjourn the current Equalization and Review board and stop accepting appeals in that venue. After that cutoff, residents who miss the deadline can still bring matters to the Board of Commissioners at later hearings, Lumpkin said.

- Possible outcomes of appeals: Lumpkin told commissioners that informal and formal reviews can result in values decreasing, remaining the same or increasing. He said some appeals returned appraisal reports that aligned closely with the county value, and that owners who suspect the assessed value is wrong should provide supporting documentation such as recent sale data or photos showing internal damage rather than immediately contracting an appraisal.

- Farmland/farm-use program: Lumpkin described the state-run farm-use valuation program. He said the state sets farm-use rates (based on soil type) and caps the taxable value for cleared land under that program at $1,200 per acre; lower rates apply to other soil types and forestry land. He also said that if land enrolled in the program is removed from it, a rollback/penalty can apply going back multiple years plus interest; Lumpkin said the rollback applies to a multi-year period (the office referenced a four-year total window in the meeting).

- Trigger and scope of the reappraisal: Lumpkin explained the revaluation was triggered by the state's sales-ratio review that compares selling prices to tax values. He said a group of counties (about 27 or 28) were triggered along with Wayne County under the state study and that the county combined residential, commercial and farm sales when calculating its ratio. He told the board that Wayne County handled residential reappraisal work in-house (with part-time hires) and contracted out commercial appraisals because of limited local commercial appraisal expertise.

- Cost and cycle: Lumpkin and commissioners discussed the cost to conduct a reappraisal locally; Lumpkin estimated the total cost for Wayne County's reappraisal was in the range of about $800,000 to $1 million. Commissioners discussed moving to a shorter reappraisal cycle in future budget planning to avoid large, infrequent increases in values.

Board and public remarks: Commissioners noted public confusion about reappraisals and discussed efforts to communicate changes, while one commissioner asked whether a sales-tax measure could shift some tax burden away from property owners; the board discussed pursuing a quarter-cent local sales tax in future votes to reduce reliance on property tax revenue.

What the board decided: The Board of Equalization and Review will be adjourned with a cutoff of May 20 at 8:30 a.m. for appeals in that forum; staff will continue informal reviews until that date and schedule formal hearings as needed.

Next steps: Staff will continue to work through informal appeals and send second notices to those whose values were changed by the informal review. Property owners who receive a second notice and still disagree can request a formal hearing with the Board of Equalization and Review or wait for a Board of Commissioners hearing if they miss the Equalization and Review cutoff.","Wayne County tax staff described the county'wide revaluation process, said informal appeals remain low and set a May 20 cutoff for accepting appeals to the Board of Equalization and Review.","actionData","errors"]

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