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15 <br /> The Board directed the following: <br /> 1) Identify and suspend all Chamber of Commerce payments except for one basic <br /> membership to each organization pending Board review of expenditures; <br /> 2) Establish one County membership each for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of <br /> Commerce and the Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce with the <br /> named member listed as Orange County, NC Government; <br /> 3) Administer Chamber of Commerce memberships through the County Manager's <br /> Office; <br /> 4) Develop a County policy for Chamber of Commerce memberships. <br /> Follow-up Discussion on Chamber of Commerce Dues <br /> September 5, 2017 <br /> Background <br /> At the June 20, 2017 BOCC meeting, the Board directed the following: <br /> 1) Identify and suspend all Chamber of Commerce payments except for one basic <br /> membership to each organization pending Board review of expenditures; <br /> 2) Establish one County membership each for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of <br /> Commerce and the Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce with the <br /> named member listed as Orange County, NC Government; <br /> 3) Administer Chamber of Commerce memberships through the County Manager's Office; <br /> 4) Develop a County policy for Chamber of Commerce memberships. <br /> Membership Levels (chart) <br /> Manager Recommendations <br /> 1) Establish one County membership each for Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce <br /> and Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce with the named member listed as Orange <br /> County, NC Government. <br /> 2) Administer both Chamber of Commerce Memberships through the County Manager's <br /> Office. No other County department shall maintain an individual Chamber membership. <br /> 3) Consistent with Board direction at its June 20, 2017 meeting, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> Chamber membership shall be renewed at $8,500, and the Hillsborough Chamber <br /> membership shall be renewed at $1,000 for FY2017-18. Membership levels will be <br /> reviewed annually as part of the budget process. <br /> 4) Fifty percent (50%) of the membership costs will be paid from the General Fund and the <br /> remaining fifty percent (50%)will be paid through the Visitors Bureau Fund. <br /> 5) Individual County departments may purchase tickets, sponsor individual Chamber <br /> events, or participate in Chamber organized training and travel opportunities using <br /> budgeted department funds. <br /> 6) The Department of Finance and Administrative Services will create a consistent basis for <br /> recording all Chamber of Commerce expenditures so that costs may be easily tracked <br /> and reported. <br /> Questions <br />