Utah Code 63N-7-201. Board of Tourism created — Members — Meetings — Expenses
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(1) There is created within the tourism office the Board of Tourism Development.
Terms Used In Utah Code 63N-7-201
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Board: means the Board of Tourism Development created in Section 63N-7-201. See Utah Code 63N-7-101
- City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section
10-3c-102 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 - Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Tourism office: means the Utah Office of Tourism created in Section 63N-7-102. See Utah Code 63N-7-101
(2)
(2)(a) The board shall consist of 15 members appointed or reappointed by the governor to four-year terms with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2)(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (2)(a), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of board members are staggered so that approximately half of the board is appointed every two years.
(3) The members may not serve more than two full consecutive terms unless the governor determines that an additional term is in the best interest of the state.
(4) Not more than eight members of the board may be from the same political party.
(5)
(5)(a) The members shall be representative of:
(5)(a)(i) all areas of the state with six being appointed from separate geographical areas as provided in Subsection (5)(b); and
(5)(a)(ii) a diverse mix of business ownership or executive management of tourism related industries.
(5)(b) The geographical representatives shall be appointed as follows:
(5)(b)(i) one member from Salt Lake, Tooele, or Morgan County;
(5)(b)(ii) one member from Davis, Weber, Box Elder, Cache, or Rich County;
(5)(b)(iii) one member from Utah, Summit, Juab, or Wasatch County;
(5)(b)(iv) one member from Carbon, Emery, Grand, Duchesne, Daggett, or Uintah County;
(5)(b)(v) one member from San Juan, Piute, Wayne, Garfield, or Kane County; and
(5)(b)(vi) one member from Washington, Iron, Beaver, Sanpete, Sevier, or Millard County.
(5)(c) The tourism industry representatives of ownership or executive management shall be appointed as follows:
(5)(c)(i) one member from ownership or executive management of the lodging industry, as recommended by the tourism industry for the governor’s consideration;
(5)(c)(ii) one member from ownership or executive management of the restaurant industry, as recommended by the restaurant industry for the governor’s consideration;
(5)(c)(iii) one member from ownership or executive management of the ski industry, as recommended by the ski industry for the governor’s consideration; and
(5)(c)(iv) one member from ownership or executive management of a tourism-related transportation provider, as recommended by the tourism industry for the governor’s consideration.
(5)(d) One member shall be appointed at large from ownership or executive management of business, finance, economic policy, or the academic media marketing community.
(5)(e) One member shall be appointed from the Utah Tourism Industry Association, as recommended by the association for the governor’s consideration.
(5)(f) One member shall be appointed to represent the state’s counties, as recommended by the Utah Association of Counties for the governor’s consideration.
(5)(g) One member shall be appointed from an arts and cultural organization, as recommended by the arts and cultural community for the governor’s consideration.
(5)(h) One member shall be appointed to represent the outdoor recreation industry, as recommended by the outdoor recreation industry for the governor’s consideration.
(5)(i)
(5)(i)(i) The governor may choose to disregard a recommendation made for the board members described in Subsections (5)(c), (e), and (f) through (h).
(5)(i)(ii) The governor shall request additional recommendations if recommendations are disregarded under Subsection (5)(i)(i).
(6) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the governor shall, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a replacement for the unexpired term from the same geographic area or industry representation as the member whose office was vacated.
(7) Eight members of the board constitute a quorum for conducting board business and exercising board powers.
(8) The governor shall select one of the board members as chair and one of the board members as vice chair, each for a four-year term as recommended by the board for the governor’s consideration.
(9) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member’s service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(9)(a) Section 63A-3-106 ;
(9)(b) Section 63A-3-107 ; and
(9)(c) rules made by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
(10) The board shall meet monthly or as often as the board determines to be necessary at various locations throughout the state.
(11) Members who may have a potential conflict of interest in consideration of fund allocation decisions shall identify the potential conflict prior to voting on the issue.
(12)
(12)(a) The board shall determine attendance requirements for maintaining a designated board seat.
(12)(b) If a board member fails to attend according to the requirements established pursuant to Subsection (12)(a), the board member shall be replaced upon written certification from the board chair or vice chair to the governor.
(12)(c) A replacement appointed by the governor under Subsection (12)(b) shall serve for the remainder of the board member’s unexpired term.
(13)
(13)(a) The board’s office shall be in Salt Lake City.
(13)(b) The tourism office shall provide staff support to the board.