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Tax Assessment Work Group

Orange County · Tax Assessment Work Group
Monday, April 13, 2026

Other Tax rate and revaluationContracts and procurementState legislative agenda

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Orange County's tax assessment work group met virtually on April 13 to review the Tanner valuation report, take a status report on contract negotiations, and look at property tax reform recommendations coming out of the General Assembly.

The state work matters directly to the county. A House select committee on property taxes was proposing a constitutional amendment, which commissioners cited weeks later as a reason to make sure this year's budget genuinely met the county's needs, since future flexibility would be narrower.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

Orange County's tax assessment work group met April 13 and heard from Tanner Valuation on its review of 173 neighborhoods with weak sales data. The review cut assessed values on 2,763 properties by $98.8 million. Combined with formal and informal appeals, the county's tax base fell $458.6 million, or 1.47%.

The group's contract with GAR Associates for a full review of the assessment process remains under legal review, with approval expected April 21 or May 5. Commissioner Marilyn Carter said a House committee may send voters a constitutional amendment limiting county tax levy increases, while the Senate is weighing separate rate limits privately. Hudson Vaughan of the NC Housing Coalition urged the group to strengthen the Homestead Exclusion and Circuit Breaker programs instead.

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Agenda items (4)

Staff or committee report · 2Discussion item · 2
  1. 2 Review of the Tanner Valuation Report
    Staff or committee report Tax rate and revaluation
    Interim Tax Administrator John Burgiss presented Tanner Valuation's review of 173 neighborhoods with weak sales data, which cut assessed values on 2,763 properties by $98.8 million. With appeals included, the tax base fell $458.6 million, 1.47%.
  2. 3 Status Report on Contract Negotiations
    Staff or committee report Contracts and procurementTax rate and revaluation
    The work group's contract with GAR Associates for a full review of the assessment process remains under legal review, with approval expected April 21 or May 5.
  3. 4 NC General Assembly Property Tax Reform Recommendations
    Discussion item State legislative agendaTax rate and revaluation
    Commissioner Marilyn Carter said a House committee may send voters a constitutional amendment limiting county tax levy increases, while the Senate is weighing separate rate limits privately.
  4. 5 Discussion of Next Steps
    Discussion item Tax rate and revaluation
    The group set a Doodle poll for its next meeting, expected in mid-to-late May, when GAR Associates would take part.

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