§ 114-114. Advertising authority.

(a)

Creation. There is hereby created an authority to be known as the Halifax Area Advertising Authority, to administer and disburse the proceeds of the tax and revenue related to the tax imposed by this division.

(b)

Membership. The authority shall consist of 11 members, who shall be selected by majority vote of the county council from persons involved in the tourism and lodging industries doing business within the Halifax Advertising Tax District. Not less than a majority of the members shall be selected from persons doing business in the lodging industry. Members shall be electors of the county and shall serve without compensation.

(c)

Appointment and terms. The county council shall appoint members of the authority for a two-year term of office commencing April 1 and expiring March 31 of odd numbered years. Each county council member shall make a single nomination in rotational order as follows: the chair, the at-large member, and the district members in numerical order, which rotation shall not start over for any reason. A county council member shall retain rotational order until his or her nominee shall have been appointed; provided however that the county council member shall not make the same nomination more than once in a rotation.

(d)

Vacancies. The county council with or without cause by majority vote on the motion of any member may remove an authority member, in which event there shall be deemed to be a vacancy in office. The failure of an authority member to attend two meetings during any year ending on December 31, regardless of reason, automatically creates a vacancy immediately following the second absence. An authority member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only the remaining unexpired term. Appointments to fill any vacancy, including for resignation or death, shall be upon the nomination of the county council member next in the rotational order provided for in subsection (c) above.

(e)

Other office. No elected official, member of two or more other county boards or commissions, or employee of county government shall be appointed to serve as a member.

(f)

Approval of budget. The annual budget of such authority shall be subject to approval of the county council.

(Ord. No. 84-11, § III, 7-19-84; Ord. No. 2007-19, § I, 7-5-07; Ord. No. 2010-05, § I, 5-20-10; Ord. No. 2013-06, § I, 2-28-13)

Cross reference

Boards, commissions, councils and authorities, § 2-421 et seq.