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Board reappoints three to tourism authority and waives one occupancy‑tax penalty
Summary
The board approved second three‑year terms for Mike Huber, Scott Blair and Jeff Hillis on the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority and, after a closed session, granted a one‑day occupancy‑tax late payment penalty waiver for a longstanding payer, the board said.
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 14 approved reappointments of Mike Huber, Scott Blair and Jeff Hillis to three‑year terms on the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority.
Commissioners said the nominees had previously served and were willing to serve again; the motion to approve the three reappointments passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Later in the meeting the board entered closed session under North Carolina statutes governing privileged or confidential information to consider an occupancy‑tax penalty‑waiver request presented by TDA director Carina Rufier. After returning to open session a commissioner clarified that the group requesting relief had a strong record of paying occupancy tax and had missed a payment by one day; the commissioner said the board was being asked to waive only the late penalty, not the tax itself.
A commissioner moved to grant leniency and the motion was seconded; the board approved the penalty waiver by voice vote. TDA director Carina Rufier and county staff handled the administrative steps surrounding the request during closed session and afterwards.
No further details about the identity of the payer or the precise dollar amount of the penalty were provided in the public record at the meeting.
