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OUTBOARD ORIENTATION <br /> June 5, 2025 <br /> SECTION XLLIMITATION OF POWER AND AUTHORITY <br /> A) Nothing contained in this Advisory Board Policy shall be construed to conflict with any North <br /> Carolina law or Orange County ordinance. Should there be an appearance of conflict, the <br /> appropriate North Carolina law or Orange County ordinance shall prevail. <br /> B) The activities of the advisory board shall, at all times, be conducted in accord with applicable <br /> Federal law, North Carolina law, and Orange County ordinances. <br /> C) Advisory Boards, the Board of Adjustment, Board of Equalization and Review, and Animal <br /> Services Hearing Panel, and any members thereof shall not (and shall not have the express <br /> or implied authority to): <br /> 1) Incur expense or obligate Orange County in any manner. <br /> a) Any expense incurred must have been pre-approved either through the department <br /> director overseeing the advisory board's budget, the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners, or the County Manager. <br /> b) It is specifically acknowledged that no member of an advisory board has the authority, <br /> express or implied, to, contractually or otherwise, bind Orange County. <br /> 2) Identify or release any draft document that has not been approved for release by the <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners or County Manager. <br /> 3) Take positions, in their capacity as an advisory board member, on any political issue or <br /> support or oppose any candidate for public office. <br /> 4) Independently investigate resident complaints against Orange County, any department <br /> or any employee of a department. <br /> 5) Conduct any activity that might constitute or be construed as an official governmental <br /> review of departmental or employee actions. <br /> 6) Conduct any activity that might constitute or be construed as establishment of Orange <br /> County or departmental policy. <br /> 7) Violate the confidentiality of any information related to matters involving pending or <br /> forthcoming civil or criminal litigation. <br /> 8) Engage in any act to impose or attempt to impose discipline on any advisory board <br /> member, department, or employee. <br /> 9) Interfere, attempt to interfere or involve themselves in any way in staff personnel matters <br /> regardless of the nature of the matter. <br /> 21 <br />