§ 45-22-225 — Composition; Terms

(a) The Cullman County Tourism Bureau shall be comprised as follows: (1) Two members appointed by the Cullman City Council, of which one shall be an elected city councilman and one shall be a representative of tourism relating to the restaurant industry; (2) two members appointed by the full board of the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce, of which one shall be either the chair of the chamber or the president of the chamber and one shall be a representative of tourism relating to the Smith Lake Community; (3) two members appointed by the Cullman County Commission, of which one shall be an elected county commissioner and one shall be a representative of tourism relating to the agri-tourism industry or the faith-based tourism industry; (4) one member appointed by the hotel association; (5) one member appointed by the Wallace State Community College President; (6) one member who shall be the Cullman County Parks and Recreation Director; (7) one member appointed by the Cullman City Parks and Recreation Board Director or President; and (8) one member who shall be a representative of the tourism industry selected by a majority vote of the state delegation; provided however, that in the event the delegation vote is tied, the Senator representing Cullman shall make the deciding vote.
(b) Members of the bureau shall serve staggered, four-year terms as follows: (1) appointees of the hotel association, Wallace State Community College, the Cullman County Parks and Recreation Board, and the Cullman City Parks and Recreation Board shall serve six-year terms; (2) one appointee each for the Cullman City Council, the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Cullman County Commission shall serve four-year terms; and (3) all other appointees shall serve two-year terms.

Legislative History

(Act 2021-543, §1; Act 2023-428, §1.)