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OUTBOARD ORIENTATION <br /> June 5, 2025 <br /> 4) Advisory board members will be issued a manual and should become familiar with its <br /> contents. <br /> B) Operating Expenses <br /> 1) Members, when in service on the board, are not employees of Orange County. <br /> 2) Members serve in a voluntary capacity and shall receive monetary compensation or <br /> reimbursement only per standard county policy and with Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners approval. <br /> 3) Members shall receive no financial or employee benefits from the County unless <br /> authorized by another section of this policy and specifically approved by the Orange <br /> County Board of Commissioners. <br /> 4) The County will provide office supplies and assume responsibility for other reasonable <br /> expenses necessary for the operation of the board. <br /> C) Confidentiality <br /> 1) No member of the advisory board shall make any written or oral statement of any <br /> confidential county matter to any individual, business, or agency. A violation of this section <br /> will result in that member's immediate removal from the advisory board. This prohibition <br /> does not apply to communications with county staff, officials, or their agents conducting <br /> official county investigations. <br /> 2) Members of the advisory board may receive information regarding personnel matters and <br /> other information of a sensitive or confidential nature. It shall be the duty and responsibility <br /> of each member to respect and maintain the confidentiality of county issues presented <br /> before the board. Neither the advisory board nor any individual member shall disseminate <br /> confidential information received during advisory board meetings. <br /> 3) Advisory board members may be required to sign confidentiality statements as necessary <br /> and will be removed from the advisory board upon violation of the confidentiality <br /> agreement. <br /> SECTION VI.MF 'TINGS <br /> A) Regular Meetings <br /> 1) All meetings are to be open to the public as required by the applicable North Carolina <br /> General Statutes. <br /> 2) Unless otherwise specified, public meetings will follow the standard rules of procedure <br /> defined by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. <br /> 13 <br />