Property Tax Authority

A frequent speaker demanded the board prove its constitutional authority to tax his property via an 'affidavit of truth,' threatened personal claims against commissioners, and asked the chair to suspend county business; the chairman warned him repeated inaccurate comments won't be allowed again.

Served the board a written 'Notice of Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Demand for Constitutional Compliance,' asking commissioners to fulfill what he sees as their constitutional duties.

Argued the county has no constitutional authority to tax his property, cited the North Carolina Constitution and scripture, and handed the board his own copy of the compliance notice; also noted four unanswered FOIA requests.