2005 - 06-20-05 Regular Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Ms. Saretha Copelin from Works for Christ Christian Center was scheduled to appear before the Board but was not present. Staff from the North Carolina Department of Revenue presented a report concerning a recent study of the Lee County Tax Office. Mr. Michael Brown and Mr. Kirk Boone answered questions from Board members concerning the report. The Board considered a request from Tobacco Road Golf Course concerning a beer license. A letter from Tobacco Road Golf Course was received in the Manager's Office on May 25, 2005, stating they had been notified in May by the Lee County Tax Office that they had never applied for a beer license to sell beer at the golf course clubhouse, alone with a statement in the amount of $481.25 to cover 1999-2005 license fees. It was stated in the letter that this was the first time they had been notified of any type beer license required. Tobacco Road Golf Course was asking that the Board waive all prior year license fees and related penalties. Tax Administrator Kep Kepley recommended the request be denied because of failure to purchase the required license as directed by State statute. Commissioner Adams moved to accept the recommendation of the Tax Administrator to deny the request. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams, Brown, Hincks, Lemmond, Reives, and Stevens Nay: None Absent: Paschal The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a request from Tax Administrator Kep Kepley to approve a resolution directing the Lee County Tax Collector to proceed against the personal property of Carolina Apartment Products, Inc. Mr. Kepley told the Board that Carolina Apartment Products, 1826 Boone Trail Road, Sanford, NC, is in financial problems and owes Lee County $17,937.89 for business personal property. Mr. Kepley visited the business to attach the business personal property and was informed by the owner that RBC Centura had taken over the assets several months ago. It is hoped that RBC will pay the lien but Mr. Kepley was asking the Board to give him authorization to attach the assets of Carolina Apartment Products if RBC Centura does not pay the lien. Mr. Kepley stated that RBC Centura, Guilford County, and the Federal Government are all waiting to attach assets. County Attorney K. R. Hoyle reported to the Board that Ms. Lisa P. Sumner of the Raleigh office of the firm Poyner and Spruill stated that her firm represents RBC Centura Bank which has a perfected lien on the personal property of Carolina Apartment Products. Inc., the tax payer. Ms. Sunnier says that the bank was in possession of the personal property and was selling it in a commercial reasonable manner and the proceeds were being applied on the tax payer's debt to the bank. Ms. Sumner stated that her client was willing to place $30,371.56 of the net funds solely recovered in this fashion in a trust account if the County would forgo making the levy upon the personal property at this time. Mr. Hoyle stated the County and the bank could enter into a written agreement to that affect and then negotiate regarding the issues between them, namely the proper amount of the tax claim and the relative priority of the liens or claims 5