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City of Maryville, MO
Nodaway County
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[Ord. No. 7931, 1-23-2017]
It is the purpose and intent of the Tourism Committee to help facilitate efforts towards enhancing the vitality and broadening the economic base of Maryville through the development and promotion of tourism.
[Ord. No. 7931, 1-23-2017; Ord. No. 8430, 11-22-2021]
A. 
The Tourism Committee shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council.
1. 
One (1) representative shall be appointed from each of the following organizations who have a vested interest in the tourism industry: Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce, Nodaway County Economic Development, Maryville Downtown Improvement Organization, Northwest Missouri State University, City of Maryville and Maryville Parks and Recreation. Representative appointments are required to be residents of Nodaway County.
2. 
Three (3) members representing the general interests of the community. Two (2) of these members must reside inside the corporate limits of the City of Maryville and all members must reside in Nodaway County.
B. 
One (1) member of the City Council shall serve as liaison in a non-voting capacity.
[Ord. No. 7931, 1-23-2017; Ord. No. 8430, 11-22-2021]
All members of the Tourism Committee shall serve without compensation and shall have the same qualifications for office as are required of members of the City Council, with the exception of the residency requirements outlined in Section 110.510, Composition.
[Ord. No. 7931, 1-23-2017]
Members of the Tourism Committee will be appointed for a term of three (3) years; but, of the members first appointed, three (3) shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year, three (3) shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, and three (3) shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years.
[Ord. No. 7931, 1-23-2017]
The Committee shall elect one (1) of its members as President and another as Vice President at the first regular meeting of the Committee. The Committee shall elect one (1) of its members as Secretary to the Committee and this person shall keep the minutes of all proceedings of the Committee which shall show the vote of each member upon each question. The Secretary shall keep records of all official actions of the Committee and all minutes and records shall be kept and filed in the office of the City Clerk and shall be open to the public.
[Ord. No. 7931, 1-23-2017]
A. 
The Committee shall have the power to adopt such rules of procedure and bylaws, subject to City Council approval, as it shall deem proper and necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter.
B. 
The rules shall fix the time and place for regular meetings of the Committee. All meetings of the Committee shall be held in compliance with the Missouri Open Meetings, Open Record law. An agenda shall be posted at City Hall no less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time of a committee meeting.
C. 
Five (5) members shall constitute a quorum of the Committee. Every determination by the Committee, in any matter pending before it, must be decided by a quorum of the Committee and must receive the vote of at least five (5) voting members, voting in the affirmative, in order to carry.
[Ord. No. 7931, 1-23-2017]
A. 
The duties of the Tourism Committee shall be as follows:
1. 
To act in an advisory capacity to the City Council and City Manager in all matters concerning tourism. Duties may include preparation and data review, analysis, and review of other pertinent information to recommend strategies for action to improve tourism within the City.
2. 
To facilitate communication, cooperation, and scheduling efforts between the City of Maryville and Northwest Missouri State University with regards to events and planned activities at the Northwest Multipurpose Complex.
3. 
To provide recommendations to the City Council regarding transient guest tax revenues to promote and develop tourism in the City.
4. 
To explore and suggest comprehensive marketing projects, including advertising media buys, creation and distribution of printed or electronic promotional tourism material, or coordination of efforts to recruit conventions, sporting and other events to the community.
5. 
To perform such additional functions relating to tourism as may be delegated to the Committee pursuant to a project, policy, or resolution by the City Council.