§ 102-247. Membership.

The visitor and convention authority shall consist of seven members, who shall be permanent residents of the county, and who have outstanding reputations for civic pride, interest, integrity, responsibility and business ability within the city. Members of the authority and any and all employees of the authority shall not hold any elective or appointive public office in the government of the city and shall be prohibited from voting on any matter they may be, directly or indirectly, financially interested in the profits or emoluments of any contract, work or service for the city or the authority, and shall not hold any elective or appointive public office in the government of the city or become a candidate for election to any public office, or take part in any city political campaign involving candidates for office except to exercise their rights as citizens privately to express their opinions and cast their votes. Any member of the authority, or any employee thereof, who announces his candidacy for public office in the government of the city shall be deemed to have vacated his office or position forthwith. The seven members of the authority shall be representative of the community as follows:

(1)

Not less than two nor more than three members shall be representative of the hotel industry; and

(2)

The remaining members, none of whom shall be representative of the hotel industry, shall represent the community at large.

Any member of the authority or employee thereof violating or failing to comply with the provisions of this division shall be deemed to have vacated his office or position.

(Code 1964, § 41-64; Ord. No. 98-3134, § 1, 7-15-98)