[Adopted 2-6-1984 by Ord. No. 38; amended in its entirety 8-3-2004 by Ord. No.
04-14 (Ch. 32, §§ 32.25 through 32.28,
of the 1993 Code)]
The Henderson County Tourist Commission is hereby established
for the purpose of promoting tourist activities in Henderson County.
The Commission shall be composed of seven members to be appointed
by the Henderson County Judge/Executive in the following manner:
A.
Two Commissioners shall be appointed from a list of three or more
names submitted by the local city hotel and motel association and
one Commissioner shall be appointed from a list of three or more names
submitted by the local County hotel and motel association, provided
that if only one local hotel and motel association exists which covers
both the city and County, then three Commissioners shall be appointed
from a list of six or more names submitted by it. If no formal local
city or County hotel and motel association is in existence upon the
establishment of the Commission or upon the expiration of the term
of a Commissioner appointed pursuant to this subsection, then up to
three Commissioners shall be appointed by the appropriate chief executive
officer or officers from persons residing within the jurisdiction
of the Commission and representing local hotels or motels. A local
city or County hotel and motel association shall not be required to
be affiliated with the Kentucky Hotel and Motel Association to be
recognized as the official local city or County hotel and motel association.
B.
One Commissioner shall be appointed from a list of three or more
names submitted by the local restaurant association or associations.
If no formal local restaurant association or associations exist upon
the establishment of the Commission or upon the expiration of the
term of a Commissioner appointed pursuant to this subsection, the
one Commissioner shall be appointed by the appropriate chief executive
officer or officers from persons residing within the jurisdiction
of the Commission and representing a local restaurant. A local restaurant
association or associations shall not be required to be affiliated
with the Kentucky Restaurant Association to be recognized as the official
local restaurant association or associations.
C.
One Commissioner shall be appointed from a list of three or more
names submitted by the chamber or chambers of commerce existing within
those governmental units, which by joint or separate action have established
the Commission. If the Commission is established by joint action of
a County and a city or cities, then each chamber of commerce shall
submit a list of three names, and the chief executive officers of
the participating governmental units shall jointly appoint one Commission
member from the aggregate list. If no local chamber of commerce is
in existence upon the establishment of the Commission or upon the
expiration of the term of a Commissioner appointed pursuant to this
subsection, then one Commissioner shall be appointed by the appropriate
chief executive officer or officers from persons residing within the
jurisdiction of the Commission and representing local businesses.
Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled in the same manner
as the original was appointed.
Commissioners shall be appointed for a term of three years,
provided that in making the initial appointment the County Judge/Executive
shall appoint two Commissioners for a term of three years, two Commissioners
for a term of two years and three Commissioners for a term of one
year. Subsequent appointments shall be for three-year terms.
The Commission shall make an itemized quarterly report to the
Henderson County Fiscal Court.
The Commission shall annually submit to the Henderson County
Fiscal Court a request for funds for the operation of the Commission
for the ensuing year no later than April 15 of each year.
