A. A Lodging Tax Advisory Committee is hereby established. The committee will consist of two representatives from the hotel/motel businesses required to collect the lodging tax, two persons involved in the activities authorized to be funded by the lodging tax, and a member of the city council, who will be the chair of the committee. The members of the committee who are representatives from the hotel/motel businesses may not also qualify as a person involved in the activities authorized to be funded by the lodging tax. Likewise, the members who are persons involved in the activities authorized to be funded by the lodging tax may not also be representatives of the hotel/motel businesses. Members shall be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the city council. Except for the initial terms, members shall be appointed to serve for a term of three years.

B. Any proposal for the imposition of a tax, increase in the rate of tax imposed, repeal of an exemption from a tax imposed, or a change in the use of the revenue received under this chapter shall be submitted to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee for review and comment, forty five days prior to enactment. (Ord. 1071 §3, 1997).