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2018 SESSION
18100702DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 15.2-5502 and 15.2-5505 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 15.2-5502. Directors; qualifications; terms; vacancies; compensation and expenses; quorum; records; certification and distribution of report concerning bond issuance.
The Authority shall be
governed by a board of directors in which all powers of the Authority shall be
vested and which board shall be composed of the eight chairmen of the local
tourism development committees established in § 15.2-5505. The eight directors
shall be appointed initially for terms of one, two, three and four years: the
representatives of Buchanan and Dickenson Counties being appointed for one-year
terms; the representatives of Lee County and the City of Norton being appointed
for two-year terms; the representatives of Russell and Scott Counties being
appointed for three-year terms; and the representatives of Tazewell and Wise
Counties being appointed for four-year terms. Subsequent appointments shall be
for terms of four years, except appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the
unexpired terms. All terms of office shall be deemed to commence upon the date
of the initial appointment to the Authority, and thereafter, in accordance with
the provisions of the preceding sentence. If, at the end of any term of office
of any director a successor thereto has not been appointed, then the director
whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until his
successor is appointed and qualified. Each director shall, upon appointment or
reappointment, before entering upon his duties take and subscribe the oath
prescribed by § 49-1.
The Authority shall be governed by a board of directors of 18 representatives in which all powers of the Authority shall be vested and which board shall include eight Tourism Directors representing each county and the City of Norton, which will hold permanent seats on the board. If a Tourism Director position does not exist in a locality, the governing body shall appoint a representative, preferably from the government staff, chamber of commerce, or travel industry to represent the locality on the board of directors. The remaining seats shall be filled preferably by representatives from the travel industry from each of the eight governing localities. Each Tourism Director, working with the tourism committee from the localities, shall provide a slate of nominations to the governing body for selection of one representative, preferably from the tourism industry segment, which may include the chairman of the local tourism committee; a representative from lodging, restaurants, attractions, parks, or outdoor recreation; or a community leader. The board of directors shall create two ex-officio nonvoting board positions for representatives from the Jefferson National Forest Clinch Ranger District Office and Virginia State Parks. Appointed representatives shall serve a two-year term that begins on January 1 and may be reappointed for additional terms with appointments made at the year-end board meeting. The board of directors shall have the authority to appoint nonvoting tourism representatives and to determine additional seats as they deem necessary.
The directors shall elect from their membership a chairman chair,
a vice-chairman vice-chair, and from their
membership or not, as they desire, a secretary and a treasurer, or a
secretary-treasurer, who shall continue to hold such office until their
respective successors are elected. The directors shall receive no salary, but the directors may be compensated such amount per regular,
special, or committee meeting as may be approved by the appointing authority, not
to exceed fifty dollars per meeting, and shall may be reimbursed for
necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties.
The board of directors may remove from the board any appointed member in the event that the board member is absent from any three consecutive board meetings or is absent from any four board meetings within any 12-month period. In either such event, the local governing body shall appoint a successor for the unexpired portion of the term of the member who has been removed.
Five Ten members
of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum of the board for the
purposes of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other
purposes. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a
quorum to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the board. The
board shall keep detailed minutes of its proceedings, which shall be open to
public inspection at all times. It shall keep suitable records of its financial
transactions and, unless exempted by § 30-140, it shall arrange to have the
records audited annually. Copies of each such audit shall be furnished to the
governing bodies of the participating localities and shall be open to public
inspection.
§ 15.2-5505. Establishment of local tourism advisory committees.
Each of the participating localities in the LENOWISCO and
Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commissions shall establish a local
tourism development advisory committee to promote
tourism in the participating locality, participate and assist in the planning
of the regional Tourism Development Authority, and develop a tourism development destination plan for its
participating locality. The local governing body of
each participating locality shall appoint five members to serve on its local
tourism development committee. The committee shall elect a chairman from its
membership, and such chairman shall represent his participating locality by
serving as a member of the regional Tourism Development Authority.
The Tourism Director, working with the tourism advisory committee chair, shall provide a slate of recommendations to the local governing body, which shall then appoint five or more appointees representing the travel industry, which includes lodging, restaurants, attractions, outdoor recreation, events or parks, or any community leaders with terms determined by the governing body, and who may be reappointed. The Tourism Director shall work with the chairman of the tourism advisory committee to facilitate regular meetings of the tourism advisory committee.