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7 <br /> 3 Facility may be used only by County Departments; or with written permission by <br /> Department Head <br /> 4 Facility may be used for political events as defined by this policy <br /> 5 Facility may be used by County Departments, affiliates and non-affiliates for <br /> social and recreational uses for public purpose events <br /> 6 Facility may be used for social/recreational purposes by private parties for <br /> events not meeting the public purpose definition; includes use for religious <br /> functions <br /> 4.3 Priority of Use. In an effort to ensure facilities are utilized in the manner and <br /> intent for which they were originally established and to ensure facilities are <br /> available to serve the needs of the general public as a whole while at the same <br /> time providing for use by other parties, a priority use for scheduling conflicts <br /> shall be determined as follows: <br /> 4.3.1 Priority 1: County sponsored programs and activities (no cost) <br /> 4.3.2 Priority 2: Orange County Schools, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools, <br /> and Durham Technical Community College as provided in subsection 4.4 <br /> 4.3.3 Priority 3: County affiliates <br /> 4.3.4 Priority 4: Municipalities located in Orange County and federal and <br /> state programs (includes the University of North Carolina), as provided in <br /> subsection 4.4. <br /> 4.3.5 Priority 5: County non-affiliates <br /> 4.3.6 Priority 6: All others <br /> 4.4 Organizations using facilities after-hours at no cost will be assessed a <br /> cleaning/lockup/utility fee associated with the specific facility. Based on <br /> availability. Schools, other local, state and federal governments using County <br /> facilities may do so at no cost other than cleaning and utility fees unless the <br /> same school, local, state or federal government charges the County for use of <br /> facilities owned by that entity; in such case, fees as provided in Section 8.0, <br /> Fees and Deposits. <br /> 5.0 Rules for Usage of Facilities. <br /> 5.1 The following shall be prohibited within or on the premises of County facilities. <br /> 5.1.1 Selling, offering for sale, soliciting or promoting the sale of any goods or <br /> services on County premises is prohibited, except in association with <br /> approved events held by the County; or by special written permission of <br /> the County Manager or designee. Exceptions are allowed for groups <br /> associated with various County departments as provided in section 2.3, <br /> whose fundraising activities are for the direct support of a County <br /> Department; <br /> Orange County Facilities Use Policy Proposed Amendment September 4,2014 <br /> Page 3 of 17 <br />