Columbia Membership; appointment; qualifications; terms ordinance (§ 2-365.23)

(a) The commission shall be composed of eleven (11) voting members who shall serve without compensation and shall not be paid employees of the city and three (3) nonvoting liaison members. Commission members shall demonstrate a knowledge of and passion for sporting events in the community and have an ability to positively impact events through their knowledge and resources. The members shall consist of the following:

(1) Five (5) voting members shall be appointed by the city council and shall be residents of the city, comprised of the following:

a. Two (2) members shall be representatives from sports clubs or organizations located and active in the community with established regular season activities and scheduled hosted tournaments.

b. One (1) member shall be a representative from a small to mid-sized business or employer within the city limits of Columbia.

c. One (1) member shall be a representative from a large business or major employer within the city limits of Columbia.

d. One (1) member shall be a citizen-at-large interested in sporting events.

(2) Two (2) voting members shall be representatives from a hotel or motel property located within the city limits appointed by the city council.

(3) One (1) voting member shall be appointed by the Chancellor of the University of Missouri-Columbia.

(4) One (1) voting member shall be appointed by the President of Columbia College.

(5) One (1) voting member shall be appointed by the Superintendent of Columbia Public Schools.

(6) One (1) voting member shall be appointed by the Chair of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

(7) Three (3) members shall be nonvoting liaison members as follows: convention and visitors department director, or the director's designee; the parks and recreation department director, or the director's designee; the convention and visitors advisory board chair, or the chair's designee. (b)

The term of office of the members appointed by the city council shall be two (2) years. The members appointed by entities other than the city council shall serve for terms designated by the appointing authority and shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. To provide for staggered terms, of the members first appointed by the city council, three (3) members shall serve a term of one (1) year and four (4) members shall serve terms of two (2) years. Thereafter, appointments made by the city council shall be for terms of two (2) years, except that appointments to fill vacancies, occurring other than by expiration of terms, shall be filled for the unexpired term only.