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37 <br />APPROVED 11/8/2012 <br />CHAPEL HILL ORANGE COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU POLICIES AND <br />PROCEDURES <br />SECTION l: SCOPE <br />A. 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 />2. The Orange County Board of Commissioners may appoint an advisory <br />board whose duty is to serve in an advisory capacity to the Orange <br />County Board of Commissioners regarding visitors' services in Orange <br />County. <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, in addition to this policy and procedure document, is subject. <br />The Orange County Advisory Board Policy is attached hereto as <br />"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. Charge <br />1. The charge of the Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau is as <br />follows: To develop and coordinate visitor services in Orange County <br />and to implement marketing programs that will enhance the economic <br />activity and quality of life in the community. <br />The purpose for which the Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau <br />was formed: The Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau was <br />established in 1982 as a department of county government for the <br />purpose of developing year -round sustainable tourism for the towns <br />that comprise Orange County in a manner favorable to impact its <br />economic well - being. The board's purpose is to serve in an advisory <br />capacity to Orange County Board of Commissioners by adopting an <br />annual marketing plan and program of work for Visitor Bureau staff as <br />necessary to carry out the Visitor Bureau's mission as stated above <br />and below. <br />