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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 14, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 2 <br /> SUBJECT: Discussion on Potential Amendments to the Orange County Arts Commission <br /> Advisory Board Policies and Procedures <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager— Arts <br /> Commission <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Mark-up Draft Amended Policy and Katie Murray, (919)245-2335 <br /> Procedures <br /> PURPOSE: To discuss potential amendments to the Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) <br /> Advisory Board Policy and Procedures. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Orange County Board of County Commissioners Advisory Board Policy <br /> (Advisory Board Policy) requires all members of County advisory boards and commissions to be <br /> Orange County residents. The Advisory Board Policy states that a specific advisory board policy <br /> may indicate other requirements. <br /> On November 16, 2021, the Board of Commissioners approved an amendment to the Chapel <br /> Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Advisory Board Policies and Procedures to allow non-County <br /> residents to serve as long as a majority of the Visitors Bureau Advisory Board is composed of <br /> County residents. <br /> Representation on the OCAC Advisory Board by leadership of Orange County arts agencies is <br /> critical, but not all leaders of local arts organizations reside in Orange County. A proposed <br /> amendment to the OCAC policies and procedures would allow one non-resident Orange County <br /> arts leader to serve on the OCAC Advisory Board. <br /> The amended language is proposed as follows: <br /> "Members shall be residents of Orange County and shall maintain their domicile in Orange <br /> County, excepting however that one member may be a non-resident. Domicile is defined as <br /> one's permanent established home as distinguished from one's temporary although actual <br /> place of residence. The Clerk shall confirm the residency of applicants. <br /> Members shall have a direct or indirect background in the arts and be actively involved in the <br /> arts. Candidates should either live in Orange County, have invested in Orange County, or <br /> have a direct arts interest in Orange County." <br />