(A) In order to accomplish a merger of the Sports Council and the Convention and Visitors Bureau to form the Rock Hill-York County Convention & Visitors Bureau, the board of each group will serve jointly until the so merged board determines by a two-thirds vote an appropriate plan to reduce the board to the 15 members. Each member shall have one vote.
(B) The Rock Hill-York County Convention & Visitors Bureau shall consist of 15 members appointed by County Council for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified; provided that of the 15 members initially appointed, four shall be appointed for terms of four years, four shall be appointed for terms of three years, four shall be appointed for terms of two years, and three shall be appointed for terms of one year. Thereafter all members of the commission shall be appointed for terms of four years. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment from each of the seven County Council districts in the county and eight members of the commission shall be appointed at-large.
(C) Members of the commission shall serve without pay, but travel and other incidental expenses may be provided by the commission upon approval of the chair, subject to the rules, policies and procedures established by the commission.
(D) The commission shall adopt by-laws and procedure rules and maintain records of proceedings.
(E) The commission shall meet at regular intervals, but no less frequently than once each month. The chairperson or a majority of the members of the commission may call special meetings of the commission at any time. Any member of the commission who shall be absent from 50% or more of the meetings of the commission during any calendar year shall be deemed to have forfeited the person's membership on the commission and shall be removed without further action by the commission or the County Council. It shall be the responsibility of the commission's secretary-treasurer to notify the commission, the offending member and the County Council of the absences, removal and vacancy and the County Council shall fill the vacancy created thereby in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired term of the member. No member of the commission shall serve more than two consecutive terms. After one year of not serving, a person may be reappointed.
(‘77 Code, § 11-43) (Ord. 2289A, passed 4-17-89; Am. Ord. 600, passed 2-7-00; Am. Ord. 3503, passed 11-3-03)