<br><br>91A.380 Membership of joint recreational, tourist and convention commissions -- <br>Terms -- Officers and employees -- Audits -- Removal of commissioners. <br>(1) The commission established pursuant to KRS 91A.350(3) shall be composed of six <br>(6) members from each county to be appointed by the county judge/executive, with <br>the approval of the fiscal court, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the General <br>Assembly in whose district the county or part of the county is located in the <br>following manner: <br>(a) One (1) commissioner from a list of at least three (3) persons submitted by the <br>local restaurant association or associations; <br>(b) One (1) commissioner from a list of at least three (3) persons submitted by the <br>local chamber of commerce; <br>(c) One (1) commissioner by the county judge/executive; and <br>(d) Two (2) commissioners from a list of at least six (6) persons submitted by the <br>local hotel and motel association or associations. <br>(2) Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner that original appointments are made. <br>(3) The commissioners shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years, provided that in <br>making the initial appointments, the county judge/executive shall appoint two (2) <br>commissioners for a term of three (3) years, two (2) commissioners for a term of <br>two (2) years, and two (2) commissioners for a term of one (1) year. <br>(4) The commission shall elect from its membership a chairman and a treasurer, and <br>may employ such personnel and make such contracts as are necessary to effectively <br>carry out the purpose of KRS 91A.350 to 91A.390. Such contracts may include but <br>shall not be limited to the procurement of promotional services, advertising services <br>and other services and materials relating to the promotion of tourist and convention <br>business. <br>(5) The books of the commission and its account as established in KRS 91A.390(2) <br>shall be audited by an independent auditor who shall make a report to the <br>commission, to the organizations submitting names from which commission <br>members are selected, to the State Auditor of Public Accounts, and to the county <br>judge/executive of each county. A copy of the audit report shall be made available <br>by the commission to members of the public upon request and at no charge. <br>(6) A commissioner may be removed from office as provided by KRS 65.007. <br>Effective: July 14, 2000 <br>History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 344, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended <br>1980 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 388, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts <br>ch. 20, sec. 6, effective January 2, 1978. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 3. <br>Formerly codified as KRS 83.347. <br><br>