District 5 Commissioner· 2024–2028 (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)
Tara Waters
Wake County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 30
- Total speaking time
- 2:52:15
- Avg per meeting
- 5:45
- Segments
- 2801
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Top issues during term (4)(Budget)
2027 Real Estate Revaluation Process
The revaluation will affect assessed property values countywide starting in 2027.
hospitality tax
It doesn't cost local residents extra out-of-pocket, since the tab is primarily picked up by tourists and out-of-town visitors.
FY 2026 Hospitality Tax Competitive Funding
$23.5 million in total hospitality tax funding recommendations.
Opposition to State Property Tax Caps
Threatens 75% of county annual operating and capital revenues, potentially impacting $30 million to $40 million in anticipated revenues.
Decisions during term (7)
Recorded while Waters was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting (Budget Presentation) of May 4, 2026 and the Budget Work Sessions of May 11, 2026, and May 21, 2026
Adopt Fiscal Year 2027 Operating Budgets and Ordinances
Approval of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau's FY 2027 Budget
Receive Recommended FY 2027 Budget and Set Public Hearings
Amend the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to Appropriate FY 2025 Positive Variance to the OPEB Trust Fund
Budget Revision for Grant Funds in the Continuum of Care Program
Adjourn Budget Work Session
Voting record (3)(Budget)
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