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13 <br />CHAPEL HILL ORANGE COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU BOARD POLICIES AND <br />PROCEDURES <br />SECTION I:SCOPE <br />A. <br />Purpose <br />1.To establish a policy and procedures whereby the Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners will establish the specific policies and <br />procedures governing the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau <br />Board. <br />2.The Orange County Board of Commissioners may appoint an advisory <br />board whose duty is to serve in an advisory capacity to the Chapel Hill <br />/Orange County Visitors BureauBoard. <br />B. <br />Authority <br />1. North Carolina General Statute 153A-76 grants boards of county <br />commissioners the authority to establish advisory boards. <br />2. The Orange County Advisory Board Policy serves as the underlying <br />policy document to which the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors <br />Bureau Board, in addition to this policy and procedure document, is <br />subject. The Orange County Advisory Board Policy is attached hereto <br />as “Exhibit A”. <br />3. In the event that there is a conflict between the Orange County <br />Advisory Board Policy and this Policies and Procedures document this <br />Policies and Procedures document shall control. <br />C. <br />Charge <br />1. The charge of the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Board is <br />as follows: To develop and coordinate visitor services in Orange <br />County and to implement marketing programs that will enhance the <br />economic activity and quality of life in the community. <br />The purpose for which the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau <br />Board was formed:The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau <br />(VB) was established in 1982 as a department of county government <br />for the purpose of developing year-round sustainable tourism for the <br />towns that comprise Orange County in a manner favorable to impact <br />its economic well -being. The board’s purpose is to serve in an <br />advisory capacity to Orange County government by adopting an <br />annual marketing plan and program of work for Visitor Bureaustaff as <br />necessary to carry out the Visitor Bureau’s mission as stated above <br />and below. <br /> <br />