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3. Orange County shall reimburse reasonable and necessary travel and incidental <br />business expenses from pre-approved travel to advisory board members. Only <br />advisory board members who attend meetings as part of their duties shall have <br />their expenses reimbursed. <br />4. Advisory board members shall be reimbursed in accordance with current local <br />and/or state rules and regulations. Expense claims shall be submitted as required <br />pursuant to the Orange County travel policy. <br />5. Transportation expense claims shall include charges essential for transportation to <br />and from the meeting place. Reimbursement shall be made only for the local <br />government's standard mileage allowance. Travel should be via the shortest, most <br />commonly traveled route. <br />SECTION XI. LIMITATION OF POWER AND AUTHORITY <br />A. Nothing contained in this Advisory Board Policy shall be construed to conflict with any North <br />Carolina law or Orange County ordinance. Should there be an appearance of conflict, the <br />appropriate North Carolina law or Orange County ordinance shall prevail. <br />B. Neither the Advisory Board, nor any member thereof, shall (and shall not have the express <br />or implied authority to): <br />1. Incur expense or obligate Orange County in any manner. <br />a. Any expense incurred must have been pre-approved. either through the <br />department director overseeing the advisory board's budget, the Orange <br />County Board of Commissioners, or the County Manage[. <br />b. It is specifically acknowledged that no member of an advisory board has the <br />authority, express or implied, to, contractually or otherwise, bind Orange <br />County. <br />2. identify any release or draft document as nat_having beerrapproved by the Orange <br />County 8aard of Commissioners. <br />3. +ndependently investigate resident complaints against Orange County, the <br />department or an employee of the department. <br />4. Conduct any activity that might constitute or be construed as an official <br />governmental review of departmentai or employee actions. <br />5. Conduct any activity that might constitute or be construed as establishment of <br />Orange County or departmental policy. <br />6. Violate the confidentiality of any information related to matters involving pending <br />or forthcoming civil or_ criminal litigation. <br />7. Engage in any act to impose or attempt to impose discipline on any advisory board <br />member, department, or employee. <br />8. The activities of the advisory board shall, at all times, be conducted in accord with <br />applicable Federal law, North Carolina law, and Orange County ordinances. <br />Page 13 of 13 <br />