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4 <br /> g. Commission for the Environment <br /> h. Economic Development Commission <br /> i. Historic Preservation Commission <br /> J. Human Relations Commission <br /> k. Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee <br /> I. Orange County Parks and Recreation Council <br /> m. Orange County Planning Board <br /> n. Orange Unified Transportation Board <br /> o. Visitor's Bureau <br /> 2. Except as otherwise provided herein or through a specific advisory board policy this <br /> Advisory Board Policy shall control the appointment, reporting, operation and other <br /> requirements of the advisory boards listed above except to the extent the same are <br /> controlled by a specific statute or ordinance. In those cases, as noted above, where <br /> a statute or ordinance controls the requirements of the advisory board and the <br /> terms of this Advisory Board Policy conflict with the terms of the statute or <br /> ordinance the statute or ordinance shall prevail. <br /> 2-.3.Although not advisory boards the Board of Adjustment, Board of Equalization and <br /> Review, and Animal Services Hearing Panel shall comply with the terms of this <br /> Advisory Board Policy to the extent those boards are specifically addressed herein. <br /> SECTION II: DUTIES <br /> A. Community Contact <br /> 1. Advisory boards, through their membership and subcommittees, shall maintain <br /> contact with stakeholder groups. In this manner, the advisory board is kept <br /> apprised of current information related to matters under the jurisdiction of Orange <br /> County. <br /> B. Primary Responsibilities <br /> 1. Individual advisory boards shall maintain awareness of their goals and objectives as <br /> those goals are related to the Orange County Board of Commissioners' adopted <br /> overall goals and objectives for Orange County. <br /> 2. All actions or recommendations of the advisory board shall be communicated to the <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners as provided herein. <br /> SECTION III: MEMBERSHIP <br /> A. Authority <br /> 1. North Carolina General Statute 153A-76 grants boards of county commissioners the <br /> authority to establish advisory boards and to appoint members to and remove <br /> members from those advisory boards. In acting on this authority the Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners hereby establishes certain general conditions to which <br /> applicants and members of advisory boards should conform. <br /> a. All members of standing, statutory boards must meet the qualifications for <br /> the specific statutory requirements for an appointed position. <br /> Adopted 2-21 12;Amended 8-21-12;Amended 11-8-12;Amended 3-3-15;Amended 6-18-19 <br />