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i <br /> Disadvantages of Privatization <br /> Unsecured funding for staff and programs. <br /> Less returned on investment as a result of lessened staff and programs. <br /> • OC visitor's bureau staff has a combined 45 years of service to the <br /> county; there is a significant sense of pride with these employees; they <br /> consider their county service a badge of honor. Staff believes they have <br /> helped orange county grog through their job service and that the continual <br /> rise in occupancy taxes, visitors spending and job creation, is a result in <br /> part--of their years of building this industry. They feel their service is a legacy <br /> they have left the county. And, in turn, they appreciate all that the county does <br /> for them. <br /> Health insurance purchasing power limited for 7 I=TEs. No economies of <br /> scale exist with purchasing insurance for seven people. Additional tax dollars <br /> would be used to purchase health and retirement benefits. (Precedent for <br /> "non-county" entities as NC state retirement participants may exist. <br /> Commissioners may have authority for CVB to continue participation in <br /> healthcare programs.) <br /> • A transition would require "outplacement" efforts for employees not <br /> wanting to leave county <br /> • costs would be incurred for the development of poli <br />