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Title 20 : Miscellaneous
Chapter 3 : Department Of Tourism

20-304 : Citizen's advisory board.[1]

  1. There is hereby established a citizen's advisory board for the department of tourism. The board shall be comprised of 27 members as set out below. The board shall consist of people from the following segments of the community:

    City commissioner

    City commissioner

    Lodging facility (under 150 rooms)

    Lodging facility (over 150 rooms)

    Overnight rental properties

    Attraction

    Restaurant

    Retail (downtown)

    Arts and crafts

    Wedding chapels

    Services

    At-large

    At-large

    At-large

    At-large

    At-large

    At-large

    American Legion

    City manager (ex-officio)

    Chamber of commerce executive director (ex-officio)

    National park service (ex-officio)

    Chamber of commerce president (ex-officio)

    Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts representative (ex-officio)

  2. Terms of office. The two city commission members of the citizens advisory board shall serve two (2) year terms which shall be staggered. At the initial appointment, one city commissioner appointee shall be given a one year term and the second city commissioner appointee shall be given a two year term. Thereafter, all city commissioner appointees shall have two year terms. The twelve members of the board which represent various segments of the community. The three at-large members appointed pursuant to Ord. #2269 shall serve four years each. The three at-large members appointed pursuant to Ord. #2335 shall serve four year terms with the initial appointments to be staggered, for two, three, and four year terms with four year terms thereafter. The four at-large members appointed pursuant to Ord. #2372 shall serve four year terms with the initial appointments to be staggered for one, two, three and four year terms with four year terms thereafter.1 In order to establish staggered terms, three of the 12 members shall receive one year terms initially. Three of the members shall receive two year terms; three of the members shall receive three year terms; and the final three appointees shall receive four year terms. Thereafter, all such appointees shall be appointed for a four year term of office. The American Legion representative on the board shall be nominated by American Legion Post No. 202 and shall serve an indefinite term once approved by the board of commissioners. The remaining five members of the board (i.e. the city manager; the chamber of commerce executive director; the national park service representative; the chamber of commerce president; and the Arrowmont representative) shall serve during their term of office, or in the case of the national park service representative and the Arrowmont representative, for the duration of that person's designation by the park or Arrowmont. The terms of the city commission members and the 12 community segment members shall expire on June 30 of the year in which their term ends. The terms of the three at-large members appointed pursuant to Ord. #2335, Aug. 2005, shall serve four-year terms with the initial appointments to be staggered, for two, three, and four year terms with four year terms thereafter.

  3. Selection committee. A selection committee shall be formed each February for the purpose of making recommendations for board members whose terms expire that year. The selection committee shall make recommendations to the board of commissioners no later than May 15th of each year for new members whose terms expire on June 30th. The selection committee shall be composed of the following seven members:

    1. Two board of commission members appointed by the city commission;
    2. Two current tourism advisory board members appointed by the tourist advisory board.
    3. Two members appointed by the chamber of commerce; and
    4. The department of tourism executive director.
  4. Appointment process. The Board of Commissioners of the City of Gatlinburg shall appoint the two city commission members and the 15 members of the board representing the various segments of the economy; the at-large members and the American Legion member. Following submittal of the recommendations to the board of commissioners on or by May 15th of each year, the board of commissioners shall, at their next regularly scheduled board meeting, consider the recommendations for appointment to the board. If any recommended appointee shall not receive confirmation of the board of commissioners, the selection committee shall make further recommendations to the board of commissioners. If a successful confirmation has not been made after three nominations from the selection committee, the city commission will then appoint someone from that segment of the community to the board without further recommendation from the selection committee. Each person appointed by the board of commissioners shall be for a specific position representing a given segment of the community as set forth above. To be a member of the citizen's advisory board, a person must be a business license holder of the City of Gatlinburg that also pays the city gross receipts tax, or its designee, and/or be a resident of the city. If, at any time, a vacancy should occur on the board, the board of commissioners shall seek recommendations from the selection committee and shall then proceed to consider and appoint a new member to the board using the procedure set forth above for the remainder of the unexpired term.
  5. Board attendance policy. Members of the citizens advisory board shall be required to attend at least sixty percent (60%) of the regularly scheduled meetings of the board. Any member not attending sixty percent (60%) of the regular board meetings in the year following first appointment and annually thereafter shall be removed from the board unless waived if there are extenuating circumstances as determined by a vote of the citizens advisory board. Prior to the expulsion of any member, a notice must be sent to a member advising of the possibility of expulsion if additional meetings are missed. (Ord. #2148, April 1997, as replaced by Ord. #2206, April 2000, and amended by Ord. #2269, June 2002, Ord. #2335, Aug. 2005, and Ord. #2372, July 2007)
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The ordinances referenced in this section are available for inspection in the office of the city recorder.
Date Last Updated: 03/23/2022
Codification Date: 03/01/2000

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Mike Werner

Vice Mayor - Mark McCown

Commissioner - Ryan DeSear

Commissioner - Chad Reagan

Commissioner - Kirby Smith

City Manager - Cindy Cameron Ogle

City Attorney - Ronald E. Sharp

Date Last Updated: 03/23/2022
Codification Date: 03/01/2000

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Mike Werner

Vice Mayor - Mark McCown

Commissioner - Ryan DeSear

Commissioner - Chad Reagan

Commissioner - Kirby Smith

City Manager - Cindy Cameron Ogle

City Attorney - Ronald E. Sharp