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63 <br /> NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Visitors Bureau <br /> Report Period: December, 2016 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br /> ANNUAL REPORT/WORK PLAN FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> The Board of Commissioners appreciates the dedication of all the volunteers on <br /> their boards and commissions and welcomes input from various advisory boards <br /> and commissions throughout the year. Please complete the following <br /> information, limited to the front and back of this form. Other background <br /> materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not as a substitute for, this <br /> form. <br /> Board/Commission Name: Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau <br /> Person to address the BOCC at work session- if applicable- and contact <br /> information: Rosemary Waldorf, 106 Gurnsey Trail, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 <br /> (919) 414-2047 (cell). rosemaYy.waldorf(a�gmail.com <br /> Primary County Staff Contact: Laurie Paolicelli <br /> How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including <br /> any special meetings and sub-committee meetings? <br /> The board meetings are once a month, the third Wednesday of each month. The <br /> board does not meet in July or December. <br /> Brief Statement of Board/Commission's Assigned Charge and <br /> Responsibilities. <br /> The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau is a division of Orange County <br /> government and a department of Orange County Economic Development. <br /> When Orange County established the Visitors Bureau in 1992, direct visitor <br /> spending in Orange County was $64.55 million. Today it is $184.45 million, a <br /> 185.7% increase. <br /> Tourism works for Orange County and this agency, staffed by six and housed in <br /> Orange County's Bentley Building at 501 W. Franklin Street continues to work <br /> hard to contribute to the economy. <br />