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Chapel HiIllOrange Spin this organization off as provided under NC General Statutes Discussion from March 4�h work session <br /> County Visitors Bureau into a separately functioning incorporated entity. Commissioner Jacobs said that the County Commissioners <br /> should pose to the bureau the question of whether it is not <br /> There are two separate local hotel/motel taxes(Town and time for the Visitors Bureau to conside�being an autonomous <br /> County)authorized and currently collected in Orange County. entity and the pros and cons of that. <br /> The County levy is used wholly for the operation and support of <br /> promoting Tourism in Orange County. The Town of Chapel Hill Frank Clifton said that he made this recommendation <br /> uses a separate levy for other purposes. because there are two separate hotellmotel taxes authorized <br /> and collected in Orange County. One goes to promote <br /> Reorganize the current Tourism Board and spin it off within the hotel/motel tourism and the other one goes to support <br /> parameters of the law. It would no longer function as a county recreational services. He suggested partnering with the other <br /> department nor would its staff be county employees. This can be entity that has a hotellmotel tax(Chapel Hill)and equally <br /> an effective approach to promoting tourism and gain more private sharing the costs of promotion. <br /> sector involvement and support. <br /> Commissioner Nelson said that this issue of Chapel Hill <br /> keeping part of these taxes for other purposes is pretty <br /> significant. He suggested sending a letter to the Town <br /> Council asking them to designate 100%of those funds for <br /> tourism. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that the Visitor's Bureau is one of <br /> the most successful economic engines that the County has <br /> and it is a very engaged group. <br /> � 'A motion was made by Commissioner Nelson,seconded by <br /> Commissioner Pelissier to ask the Chair to send a letter to the <br /> Chapel Hill Town Council regarding the hotellmotel tax <br /> allocation. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> This letter has been sent. <br /> 'Commissioner Hemminger asked about Carrboro and <br /> Commissioner Nelson said that it has enabling legislation for <br /> a hotellmotel tax. She su ested talkin to the Ma ors about <br /> � <br /> rn <br />