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2. Members of the Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, Economic Development Commission, and Board of Equalization and Review shall upon initial appointment, and prior to December 31 annually thereafter, disclose: a. Any interest he or she or his or her spouse or domestic partner has in real property situated in whole or in part in Orange County and the general description of that property. b. Any legal, equitable, beneficial or contractual interest he or she or his or her spouse or domestic partner has in any business, firm or corporation, which is currently doing business with Orange County pursuant to contracts awarded by Orange County, or which is attempting, or has attempted in the past calendar year, to secure the award of a bid from Orange County or the approval of any Board or Agency of Orange County. c. Failure to file a disclosure statement setting out the above required information shall result in immediate removal of the member from the applicable board. SECTION X. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT A. Compensation 1. As a general rule advisory board service is voluntary and appointed members shall receive no form of compensation for their services. 2. However, should the Orange County Board of Commissioners determine, in its sole discretion, that an advisory board’s members should be compensated, such compensation shall be addressed in that advisory board’s specific policy and rules of procedure as adopted by the Commissioners. B. Travel Expense Reimbursement 1. The Chair shall, to the extent practicable, schedule all hearings and advisory board meetings to minimize travel and per diem costs. 2. Payment of expenses to advisory board members shall occur only when travel has been approved by the County Manager prior to the time the expenses are incurred. 3. Orange County shall reimburse reasonable and necessary travel and incidental business expenses from pre-approved travel to advisory board members 4. Advisory board members shall be reimbursed in accordance with current local and/or state rules and regulations. Expense claims shall be submitted as required pursuant to the Orange County travel policy. 5. Transportation expense claims shall include charges essential for transportation to and from the meeting place. Reimbursement shall be made only for the local government’s standard mileage allowance. Travel should be via the shortest, most commonly traveled route. 6. Travel expense does not include hotel/motel expenses. SECTION XI. LIMITATION OF POWER AND AUTHORITY A. Nothing contained in this Advisory Board Policy shall be construed to conflict with any North Carolina law or Orange County ordinance. Should there be an appearance of conflict, the appropriate North Carolina law or Orange County ordinance shall prevail. 79