Is DCVB a government agency?
DCVB is the business end of the Durham Tourism Development Authority. The Authority was chartered by the General Assembly as part of legislation enabling Durham to collect its room occupancy and tourism development tax. The City Council and Board of County Commissioners appoint Authority members via an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement as required by the legislation. Prior to becoming a tourism development authority, DCVB was originally chartered by the City and County from 1989 to 2002 via Interlocal Agreement and as a provision for first receiving authority to collect the room occupancy and tourism development tax in 1986.
