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14 <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 />6. Travel expense does not include hotel/motel expenses. <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. The activities of the advisory board shall, at all times, be conducted in accord with applicable <br />Federal law, North Carolina law, and Orange County ordinances. <br />C. Advisory Boards and any members thereof shall not (and shall not have the express or <br />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 Manager. <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 or release any draft document that has not been approved for release by <br />the Orange County Board of Commissioners or County Manager. <br />3. Take positions, in their capacity as an advisory board member, on any political issue <br />or support or oppose any candidate for public office. <br />4. Independently investigate resident complaints against Orange County, any <br />department or any employee of a department. <br />5. Conduct'.' any activity that might constitute or be construed as an official <br />governmental review of departmental or employee actions. <br />6. Conduct any activity that might constitute or be construed as establishment of <br />Orange County or departmental policy. <br />7. Violate the confidentiality of any information related to matters involving pending <br />or forthcoming civil or criminal litigation. <br />8. Engage in any act to impose or attempt to impose discipline on any advisory board <br />member, department, or employee. <br />Page 13 of 13 <br />