Commission for promotion of convention and visitor industry;
creation; organization
Sec. 5. (a) If a tax is levied under section 3 of this chapter, the
county executive shall create a commission to promote the
development and growth of the convention and visitor industry in the
county.
(b) The commission consists of seven (7) members. The county
executive shall appoint all members to the commission. Four (4)
members must be actively engaged in the management of a hotel or
motel in the county. The remainder of the commission members must
be members, officers, or directors of a chamber of commerce within
the county or of other Indiana not-for-profit corporations organized
to promote and solicit conventions, trade shows, or visitors in the
county.
(c) All terms of office of commission members begin on January
1. Initial appointments must be for staggered terms, with subsequent
appointments for two (2) year terms. A member whose term expires
may be reappointed to serve another term. If a vacancy occurs, the
county executive shall appoint a qualified person, as provided in
subsection (b), to serve for the remainder of the term.
(d) A member of the commission may be removed for cause by
the county executive.
(e) Members of the commission may not receive a salary.
However, commission members are entitled to reimbursement for
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their respective
duties.
(f) Each commission member, before entering his duties, shall
take an oath of office in the usual form, to be endorsed upon his
certificate of appointment and promptly filed with the clerk of the
circuit court of the county.
(g) The commission shall meet after January 1 each year for the
purpose of organization. It shall elect one (1) of its members
president, another vice president, another secretary, and another
treasurer. The members elected to those offices shall perform the
duties pertaining to the offices. The first officers chosen shall serve
from the date of their election until their successors are elected and
qualified. A majority of the commission constitutes a quorum, and
the concurrence of a majority of the commission is necessary to
authorize any action.
As added by P.L.97-1983, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.73-1999, SEC.2.
Last modified: May 28, 2006