(A) Establishment. There is hereby established a Kenly Tourism Committee in the Town of Kenly hereby known as the Tourism Committee.
(B) Purpose. The Tourism Committee shall serve as an advisory body to the Johnston County Visitors Bureau, which is legislated to expend 2% occupancy tax funds on behalf of the Town of Kenly.
(C) Offices. The principal office of the Committee shall be in the County of Johnston, Town of Kenly.
(D) Committee members.
(1) Composition. The Committee shall consist of not less than 9 members. Each member shall be appointed by the Town Council. The following positions or representatives of the following interests shall comprise the Tourism Committee:
(a) Kenly Town Manager (or designee);
(b) Johnston County Tourism Authority Executive Director (or designee);
(c) Kenly Chamber of Commerce Chairman (or designee); and
(d) Six at-large Kenly business representatives.
(2) Term of office. The 10 members of the Committee as designated above shall serve for 3-year terms except those members appointed to the initial Committee, who shall serve terms as hereinafter set out in order to establish a system of staggered terms. One member shall serve a 1-year term; 3 shall serve a 2-year term; and 2 shall serve a 3-year term. The Town Manager, the Executive Director of the Johnston County Tourism Authority (or their designee) and the Kenly Chamber of Commerce Chairman shall be appointed as permanent voting members. As the terms of the initial members of the Committee shall expire, their successors shall be appointed for 3-year terms. Each member of the Committee shall serve until his successor is duly appointed as above provided. Terms shall be effective July 1 of each year.
(3) Resignation. Any appointed member may resign at any time by giving written notice of such resignation to the Town Council.
(4) Vacancies. Any vacancy in the Committee occurring during the year, may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the appointment of the Town Council. Any Committee member so appointed shall serve the unexpired term of a Committee member he or she is replacing.
(5) Regular meetings. The regular meeting of the Committee shall be held at the Town Hall on the second Thursday of each odd numbered month for the purpose of any business.
(6) Special meetings. Special meetings of the Committee may be called by the Chairman.
(7) Notice of meetings. Written or printed notice stating the time and place of the meeting shall be delivered not less than 2 nor more than 10 days before the date thereof, either personally or by mail, at the direction of the Chairman to each committee member. In the case of a special meeting, the notice of meeting shall specifically state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. The "N.C. Open Meetings Law" G.S. § 143-318.10 applies to this committee.
(8) Chairman. At all meetings of the Committee the Chairman, or Vice Chairman, or in their absence a Chairman chosen by the committee members present, shall preside.
(9) Quorum. At any meeting of the Committee the presence of 50% + 1 of the Committee members in person shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for all purposes except as otherwise provided by law, and the act of a majority of the Committee members present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the full Committee. At any meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.
(10) Compensation. Committee members shall not receive any stated salary for their services as such, but by approval of the Town Manager, actual expenses of service may be reimbursed.
(11) Removal of Committee members or officers. Any Committee member or officer may be removed from office by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Town Council, at any regular or special meeting called for that purpose, for conduct detrimental to the interests of the Committee.
(12) Powers. The Kenly Tourism Committee is an advisory body to the Johnston County Visitors Bureau, which is legislated to expend 2% occupancy tax funds on behalf of the town. The committee shall:
(a) Make recommendations to the Johnston County Visitors Bureau on marketing materials, advertising programs, interstate billboard campaigns, and other marketing efforts related to the town;
(b) Advise the Johnston County Visitors Bureau and Kenly Town Council on other marketing-related issues as needed.
(E) Officers.
(1) Number. The officers of the Committee shall consist of a Chairman and a Vice Chairman.
(2) Election, term of office, and qualifications. The officers shall be elected annually at the first meeting of each calendar year by the members of the Committee from among their number.
(3) Vacancies. In case any office of the Committee becomes vacant by death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, or any other cause, the majority of the Committee then in office, may elect an officer to fill such vacancy, and the officer so elected shall hold office and serve until the next annual election of the officers and until the election and qualification of his or her successor.
(4) Chairman. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Committee. He shall have and exercise general charge and supervision of the affairs of the Committee and shall do and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Committee.
(5) Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall in the absence or disability of the Chairman, perform the duties and exercise the powers of that office.
(6) Removal.
(a) Any officer may be removed from office by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the Committee members at any regular or special meeting called for that purpose, for nonfeasance, malfeasance, or misfeasance, or conduct detrimental to the interests of the Committee, or for refusal to render reasonable assistance in carrying out its purposes.
(b) Any officer proposed to be removed shall be entitled to at least 5 days' notice in writing by mail of the meeting of the Committee at which such removal is to be voted upon and shall be entitled to appear before and be heard by the Committee at such meeting.
(F) Fiscal year. The fiscal year of the Committee shall begin July 1.
(G) Budget. The Committee will operate under such budget, if any, as may from time to time be established by the annual budget ordinance of the Town of Kenly, but an expenditure therefrom shall be made only upon approval of the Town Manager and in accordance with ordinance and statutory requirements.
(Ord. 11-4, passed 5-9-2011; Am. Ord. 15-4, passed 6-8-2015)