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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956 - Amending Chapter 2.50 411 ORDINANCE NO. 19'56. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING CHAPTER 2 . 50 OF THE REDDING MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE TOURISM AND CONVENTION COMMISSION The City Council of the City of Redding does hereby ordain as follows : Section 1 . Chapter 2 . 50 of the Redding Municipal Code is hereby amended by repealing Chapter 2 . 50 in its entirety and substituting therefor a new Chapter 2 . 50 as. follows: Chapter 2 . 50 TOURISM AND CONVENTION COMMISSION Sections: 2 . 50 . 010 Established 2 . 50 . 020 Members - Appointment - Terms - Vacancies 2 . 50 . 030 Members - Advisory 2 . 50 . 040 Members - Removal 2 . 50 . 050 Members - Compensation 2 . 50 . 060 Officers 2 . 50. 070 Meetings - Time 2 . 50 . 080 Meetings - Special 2 . 50 . 090 Meetings - Place - Quorum 2 . 50 .100 Duties 2 . 50 . 010 Established. There is created and established a city commission which is named "The Tourism and Convention Commission" and which is referred to in this chapter as "commission. " This commission shall serve for eight years, unless renewed by the city council. It shall act in an advisory capacity to the city council on the city' s tourism.. and convention promotion activities and the operation and management of the convention center and the convention and visitors bureau.. 2 . 50 . 020 Members - Appointment - Terms - Vacancies. The commission shall consist of seven members, who shall be residents of the city. All members shall be selected based on their qualifications by reason of their knowledge and experience by the * • -1- -NZ 410 mayor, with and subject to the approval of the city council. The term of office of all members so appointed shall be for four years, except for initial appointments and except that if a vacancy shall occur for any reason other than the expiration of the term of that member ' s office, it shall be filled by appointment by the mayor, with and subject to the approval of the city council, for the unexpired portion of the term of the member whose office is vacated. Initial appointments shall be made as follows: two members shall be appointed for two years ; two members shall be appointed for three years; and three members shall be appointed for four years . Subsequent appointments shall be for the regular time as set forth in this section. 2 . 50 . 030. Members - Advisory. The council member appointed by the city council as. liaison to the commission and the communityservices director shall be advisory members of the commission. They shall, have no vote, and. they shall not be considered members for purposes of constituting a quorum. Their terms of office as advisory members shall correspond in tenure to their official tenure as officials of the city. Advisory members may designate an appropriate deputy from staff to attend meetings of the commission in their place and stead on such occasions as their other duties may prevent them from sitting in attendance at particular commission meetings. 2 . 50 . 040 Members - Removal. Any appointed member of the commission may be removed by the city council. Any appointed member of the commission who fails to attend four consecutive meetings of the commission without permission from the city council to be absent shall be considered automatically removed and a vacancy shall be deemed to have occurred unless good cause is shown. The city council shall be the sole judge as to whether or not good cause is shown; and when it is determined that good cause has not been shown, then the vacancy so created shall be filled immediately by the mayor, with and subject to the approval of the city council, for the unexpired portion of the term. 2. 50. 050 Members - Compensation. All appointed members of the commission shall serve as members without compensation. 2. 50 . 060 Officers. There shall be two officers in the commission, a chairman and a vice-chairman. An advisory member of the commission may not hold the -2- III office of chairman or of vice-chairman. The commission shall designate a secretary to the commission from the staff. of its advisory members . The commission shall elect its officers at the first regular meeting of the commission in May of each year, and they shall hold office for a term of one year, andany vacancy in any of the offices shall be filled by the commission at. the first regular meeting of. the commission after the vacancy occurs and shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of office to be filled. The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the commission, and in his absence the vice-chairman shall preside. The secretary shall make and keep a record of all the resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations of the commission, and shall record and keep the minutes of the commission meetings. 2. 50 . 070 Meetings - Time. The tourism and convention commission shall meet at four p.m. on the second Wednesday of each and every month, except when that day falls on a legal holiday, in which case the meeting shall be held on the day following the holiday, and the meeting shall be a regular meeting of the. commission. The commission may adjourn any regular meeting of the commission from time-to-time. or place-to-place so long as the adjournment shall not extend to a point in time beyond the day of the next regular meeting of the commission. 2 . 50 . 080 Meetings - Special. To call a special meeting, the chairman or a majority of the members shall file with the secretary of the commission, at least twenty-four hours prior to the date that the meeting is to be held, a signed written notice of the meeting, which notice shall. specify the time and place of the special meeting and the agenda. therefor. The signed written notice shall also be served personally or by certified mail upon all members of the commission who did not sign the notice of the special meeting. Twenty-four hours ' notice in writing shall also be given to all newspapers , radio stations and television stations which have filed a request for notice in writing. with the city clerk or the secretary of the commission. The presence of all members at the special meeting, or the waiver of notice in writing by any absent members, shall constitute a waiver of the requirement of notice as it relates to members. 2 . 50. 090 Meetings - Place - Quorum. Regular meetings shall be held at the convention center. Adjourned regular meetings , special meetings , and regular meetings when deemed necessary may be held. elsewhere within the city, provided notice of the time and place of the meetings and ofthe agenda of. special meetings is given to all members of the commission and to all -3- 4• • newspapers, radio stations and television stations which have filed a request for notice in writing with the city clerk or with the secretary of the commission. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transactions of business at any regular or special meeting of the commission. 2. 50. 100 Duties. The tourism and convention commission shall have the following duties and responsibilities: A. To initiate recommendations regarding the establishment of policies which are designed to foster, facilitate, establish and maintain positive tourism, marketing, publicity, advertising and promotion programs which will encourage tourists to visit the Redding area. These programs should as well encourage convention activity and seek to optimize the use of the convention center; B. To review departmental budgets of the convention center and convention and visitors bureau and the pricing guidelines of the convention center. To review the budget of the special promotion fund as that budget relates to tourism promotion and convention activity. The commission shall advise and make recommendations to the city council during council budget sessions; C. To make recommendations regarding programs or proposals which may facilitate, enhance or encourage positive tourism promotion programs and expanded convention activities; D. To make recommendations regarding the funding and coordination of various tourism activities with outer agencies. Section 2 . It has been determined that this chapter is not subject to the provisions of CEQA. Section 3 . The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause its publication according to law. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 19th of March. , 1991 , and was duly read and adopted on the 2nd of April , 1991 , at a regular meeting of the City Council by the following vote: .4 `•>- AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Arness, Dahl, Fulton, Moss & Buffum NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None N• CY K B FFUi4 7Mayor City Redding ATTEST: ETHEL NICHOLS, City Clerk FORM APPROVED: 40 d RA GALL A. HAYS, Ci / Attorney -5-