AG19910107 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

i Sec. 2. Establish.,nent, Appo/ntment, and Duties of Cahatrus County.. Touxlsm Author/fy. (a) Establishment and Membership. When the Cabarrus County I Board of CommissiOners adopts a resolution levying a room occupancy tax pursuant to this act, it shall establish and create the Cabarrus County Tourism Authority I composed of nine members, whh seats on the Authority numbered one through nine, ' all of whom shall be appointed by the board, selected as follows: i (1) Seats l, 4, and 7 shall be selected by the board at large and shall include, but not be limited to, at least one member of the board or I the Cabarrus County Manager; (2) Seats 2, 5, and 8 shall be appointed by the hot-rd from a list of at least three persons submitted by the Concord-Cabarrus Chamber I of Commerce; and (3) Seats 3, 6, and 9 shall be appointed by'the board from a list of at I least three persons submitted to the board by the Kannapolis Chamber of Commerce. (b) Terms of Office. Except as otherwise provided in the schedule set forth below, the term of office of each member of the Authority shall be three ),ears. I The terms shall be staggered so that after the initial members of Ihe Authority are appointed, three members are appointed each year. implemented as follows:' i (1) Seats 1, 2, and 3 shall be appointed initially for one )'ear, and thereafter for three years; ' i (2) Seats 4, 5, and 6 shall be appointed initially for two )'ears, and thereafter for three years: and (3) Seats 7, 8, and 9 shall be appointed initially for three )'ears, and I thereafter for three )'ears. (c) Powers and Duties of the Authority. In addition to any other powers I and duties of the Authority otherwise conferred the by law, Authority may conlract with any person, firm, corporation, or agency to assist it in the promotion of travel I and tourism and to carry out the purposes identified in Section l(e) of this act. The Authority may accept contributions from any source to be used for the purposes i stated in Section (l')(e) of this act. On or before April 1 of each )'ear after the levy of the tax authorized in this act, the Authority shall prepare an annual budget based upon anticipated I revenues and shall submit the budget to the Cabarrus Cougty Managcr for processing and approval through the regular budget procedure of the County. The Auth.orlty I quarterly reporls to detailing its revenues, expenditures, and make the board activities. The County may audit the Authority's financial records upon reasonable I notice to the Authority. At the end of each fiscal ),ear, any funds of the Authority not expended, obligated, or reserved, as approved by the County. shall be remitted to i Cabarrus County for its use. Sec. 3. Effective Date. This act is effective upon ratification.