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1 <br /> ORANGE C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 18, 1993 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # - '-A <br /> SUBJECT: Visitors Bureau <br /> DEPARTMENT: Personnel and PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br /> Economic Development <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Elaine Holmes <br /> Ted Abernathy <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To extend the permanent time-limited position of <br /> Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Director <br /> through June 30, 1994 and <br /> To establish a permanent time-limited position <br /> administrative assistant position through June 30, <br /> 1994 for the Visitors Bureau. <br /> BACKGROUND: In response to the Orange County Economic Development <br /> Strategic Plan, the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors <br /> Bureau was created in 1992. The Board of County <br /> Commissioners established the permanent one year time- <br /> limited position of Visitors Bureau Director which was <br /> filled by Ms. Shelly Green effective June 1, 1992 . <br /> Since the end of July 1992, the functions of <br /> Administrative Assistant have been performed by <br /> temporary staff. <br /> At the time the position of Visitors Bureau Director <br /> was established it was anticipated that the Visitors <br /> Bureau would become a separate non-profit entity by <br /> January 1, 1993. After productive discussions between <br /> the Visitors Bureau Board and County management, it is <br /> recommended that the Bureau continue in the present <br /> administrative and budgetary structure until the <br /> Bureau can develop the fiscal controls and personnel <br /> policies necessary to fully become a separate non- <br /> profit entity. <br /> All funds for the Visitors Bureau are derived from the <br />