§ 3.28.03. Advertising and promotion commission established.

The city advertising and promotion commission ("commission") is hereby established. The said commission shall be composed of seven members, as follows:

1.

Four members shall be owners or managers of businesses in the tourism industry, and the owner or manager may reside outside the city, but shall reside within Saline County, at least three of whom shall be owners or managers of hotels, motels, or restaurants, and who shall serve for staggered terms of four years; two members of the commission shall be members of the governing body of the city, who shall be selected by the city council, and shall serve at the will of the city council; and one member shall be from the public at large, who shall reside in the city, and shall serve for a term of four years.

2.

The initial members of the commission shall be selected as follows:

a.

The four tourism industry positions provided for in subdivision (1) of this section shall be nominated by the mayor and approved by a majority vote of the city council for staggered terms so that one member will serve for a term of one year, one member will serve for a term of two years; and one member will serve for a term of three years; and one member will serve for a term of four years. The industry positions will be allocated to the one-, two-, three- and four-year terms based on random drawing by the appointees.

b.

The two members of the commission who are members of the governing body of the city, shall be selected by a majority vote of the city council.

c.

The at-large position provided for in subdivision (1) of this section shall be selected by the mayor with the concurrence of a majority vote of the city council.

3.

Vacancies on the commission, whether resulting from expiration of a regular term or otherwise, in any of the four tourism industry positions, or in the at-large position, shall be filled by appointment made by the remaining members of the commission with the approval by a majority vote of the city council. The city council may remove any member of the commission by a two-thirds vote, upon thirty (30) days' notice of intent to take such vote and prior to such vote occurring.

4.

Each member of the commission shall file the oath required by law in the state of public officials.

(Ord. No. 2017-38, § 3, 12-19-2017)