(a) Appointment and membership. When the Dare County board of commissioners adopts a resolution levying a tax under Section 3 and Section 4 of this act, it shall also adopt a resolution creating a tourism board to be known as the Dare County Tourism Board, which shall be a public authority under the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. The tourism board shall consist of 13 members appointed by the board of commissioners as provided below. Members of the tourism board must be residents of Dare County. Members shall serve two-year terms except as provided below. No member may serve more than two successive two-year terms.
(1) One member shall be a member of the board of directors of the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce selected from nominees submitted by the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce. This member shall serve an initial term of one year.
(2) One member shall be a member of the board of directors of the Dare County Restaurant Association selected from nominees submitted by the board of directors of the Dare County Restaurant Association. This member shall serve an initial term of two years.
(3) One member shall be a member of the board of directors of the Dare County Hotel/Motel Association selected from nominees submitted by the board of directors of the Dare County Hotel/Motel Association. This member shall serve an initial term of one year.
(4) One member shall be a member of the board of directors of the Dare County Board of Realtors selected from nominees submitted by the board of directors of the Dare County Board of Realtors. This member shall serve an initial term of two years.
(5) Five members shall be one member from each of the town boards of Southern Shores. Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, and Manteo, who shall serve initial terms respectively of one year, two years, one year, two years, and one year, and who shall be selected from nominees submitted by each of the respective town boards.
(6) One member shall be a Dare County commissioner. This member shall serve an initial term of two years.
(7) Three members “at large” shall be from anywhere within Dare County. One of these members must be a resident of Hatteras Island. Two of these members shall serve initial terms of one year, and one shall serve an initial term of two years. The board of commissioners may remove a member of the tourism board only for good cause. Members shall serve the full term for which appointed regardless whether the member is no longer a member of the appropriate board designated above. The Dare County board of commissioners shall determine the compensation to be paid to members of the tourism board.
(b) Duties. The tourism board shall elect a Chair and other officers from among its members to serve one-year terms. The tourism board shall meet at least quarterly at the call of the Chair and shall adopt rules of procedure to govern its meetings. The tourism board shall promote year-round travel and tourism in Dare County as provided in Section 7 of this act and perform other duties required by law.
(Sess. Laws 1991, ch. 177, § 6.)