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Alamance County approves full on-site reappraisal and moves to retain Vincent Valuations
Summary
The board approved a full measure-and-list countywide reappraisal and authorized staff to pursue a turnkey contract with Vincent Valuations (estimated contract total $2,574,000) to collect data and handle appeals, with work intended to be completed in time for the next revaluation cycle.
Alamance County commissioners approved a full, on-site reappraisal process and moved to retain Vincent Valuations to conduct a turnkey revaluation of county parcels, an action staff said is intended to bring county property data up to date and improve valuation accuracy.
Tax office staff explained that state guidance recommends a physical review every 4–6 years and that the county’s tax office believes a full measure-and-list reappraisal is overdue; staff estimated the last full measure-and-list may have occurred in 1993. The county manager and tax staff recommended outsourcing because recruiting and retaining a large temporary in-house appraisal team would be difficult and costly.
Staff presented a turnkey contract estimate of $2,574,000 from Vincent Valuations based on approximately 76,000 parcels; they said the contract would cover data collection, valuation, the appeals process (including property tax commission appeals if necessary) and invoicing phased by progress. The tax office noted that the county has set aside $1,000,000 in the current fiscal year and proposed budgeting the remainder across the next two years so payments align with progress.
Commissioners asked about staffing levels (data collectors, appraisers and data entry), whether the county would own the resulting data (staff: yes; the vendor will key values into the county’s CAMA system), and how commercial valuations would be handled. Vendor representatives said commercial specialists would do commercial work, that the turnkey model reduces the county’s need to permanently hire specialized appraisers, and that the team would provide identification, county-issued IDs and outreach to residents during field work.
A motion to perform a full on-site appraisal and to retain Vincent Valuations was moved (Speaker 2) and seconded; the board voted in favor by voice vote. Staff said data collection would likely be completed roughly nine months to a year before the county’s reappraisal effective date and explained that a full measure-and-list is intended to reduce future appeals and improve the county’s tax base data.
