The Glasgow/Barren County Tourist and Convention Commission shall be composed of seven members to be appointed jointly by the Mayor of the city and the County Judge/Executive of the County of Barren, Kentucky, 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 a Commission or upon the expiration of the term of a commissioner appointed pursuant to this section, then up to three commissioners shall be appointed by the Mayor of the city and the County Judge/Executive of Barren County, Kentucky, 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 a Commission or upon the expiration of the term of a commissioner appointed pursuant to this section, then one commissioner shall be appointed by the Mayor of the city and the County Judge/Executive of Barren County, Kentucky, 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 a commission or upon the expiration of the term of a commissioner appointed pursuant to this section, then one commissioner shall be appointed by the Mayor of the city and the County Judge/Executive of Barren County, Kentucky, from persons residing within the jurisdiction of the Commission and representing local businesses.
(D) One commissioner by the Mayor of the city.
(E) One commissioner by the County Judge/Executive of the County of Barren.
(1989 Code, § 36.83) (Ord. 2272, passed 2-17-1999; Am. Ord. 2459, passed 6-23-2003)