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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. s-d ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 17, 1999 SUBJECT: Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Revised By-Laws DEPARTMENT: Visitors Bureau PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) _ ATTACHMENT(S): (1)Proposed revised By-Laws document (2)County Attorney correspondence regazding conflicts of interest language. INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Blake TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - -ext. 968-2060 Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 PURPOSE: The purpose of this request is to consider adoption of the revised By-laws of the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau. BACKGROUND: In the spring of 1998, the Visitors Bureau Board established an ad-hoc committee to review the Bureau's By-laws. The group of three members was charged with revising the document to accurately reflect the organization's status as an Orange County department. The original By-laws were created with the intent that the Visitors Bureau would separate from county government within its first year into an independent, non-profit agency. After six months of review and research, the committee's suggested revisions were submitted to the county attorney for review. Mr. Gledhill's suggestions were incorporated into the document, which was then provided to the Visitors Bureau Boazd in February 1999 for review. The Board reviewed the revised document at it April 21S` board meeting. The group voted unanimously to recommend that the Boazd of Commissioners adopt the revised By-laws. The Board of Commissioners reviewed the proposed changes at its June 1, 1999 meeting and requested changes to Article VII, Conflicts of Interest. The attached document reflects revised language as provided by the County Attorney. FINANCIAL IMPACT: No financial impact is attributable to adopting the document. RECOMMENDATON(S): The manager recommends that the Board adopt the revised By-laws.