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7 <br />3 <br />Facility may be used only by County Departments; or with written permission by <br />Department Head <br />4 <br />Facility may be used for political events as defined by this policy <br />5 <br />Facility may be used by County Departments, affiliates and non - affiliates for <br />social and recreational uses for public purpose events <br />6 <br />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 />