[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Marlborough 7-13-1992 by Ord. No. 92-4614. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Amended 3-16-1998 by Ord. No. 98-7449B]
There shall be established a Committee known
as the "Marlborough Area Visitors Bureau," consisting of the following:
10 members appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the
City Council; and three members nominated to the Mayor by representatives
of companies or organizations that have paid dues in an amount set
by the Marlborough Area Visitors Bureau, with the appointment of these
members also subject to approval by the Council. Members shall serve
without compensation, each for a term of three years. The Mayor shall
from time to time designate one of the members as Chairman. Other
officers shall be selected by the Committee.
The function of the Marlborough Area Visitors
Bureau shall be to attract convention and tourism business to member
facilities, with a related goal of increasing the amount of revenue
to the City through the local option room excise tax. To carry out
this function, the Committee shall raise funds through membership
fees and other sources, to be held in City accounts especially established
for this purpose, and shall recommend to the Mayor appropriation of
same as it deems necessary.
The Committee shall have power to organize and
conduct its business under such rules and regulations as it may deem
proper, provided that same are not inconsistent with the laws of the
commonwealth or the Charter and ordinances of the City.
The Marlborough Visitors Bureau shall, at least
once a year, render a report of its administration to the City Council
and the public and shall render such further reports as may be required
of it by the City Council from time to time. It shall annually prepare
a statement of recommendations to the Mayor and transmit to same an
estimate of the amount of money needed and funding sources to carry
on its administration for the coming year. The Committee shall also
render, on an annual basis, a full financial accounting of its receipts
and expenditures.
