Sec. 70.103. - Organization; Executive Director and other employees; Applicable Laws.

(a) Officers . The Council President shall be chairman of the Tourist Council. One or more vice-chairmen shall be designated annually by the chairman of the Tourist Council from among its members. The chairman shall preside at all meetings of members of the various committees, task forces, study groups and other advisory bodies established by the Tourist Council. The vice-chairmen shall have such duties as are specified in the rules of the Tourist Council. (b) Committees . The Tourist Council may establish such committees from among its membership as it deems necessary to carry out its functions. The Tourist Council may also, from time to time, authorize the establishment of task forces, study groups or other advisory bodies to carry out specialized and detailed projects within the scope of its purposes. A task force, study group or other advisory body may include persons who are not members of the Tourist Council. The task force, study group or other advisory body shall use the services and staff of the Tourist Council (except such services and staff as may be provided voluntarily and without cost to the City by other agencies and organizations). The task force, study group or other advisory body shall report on its progress to the Tourist Council at such times as the Tourist Council shall provide and no report or recommendation, favorable or adverse, may be made by any task force, study group or other advisory body unless the matter is considered by the Tourist Council. (c) Meetings; voting; quorum. All meetings shall be open to the public and subject to Florida's open meetings laws. The Tourist Council shall establish rules of procedure necessary to its governing and the conduct of its affairs, consistent with the applicable provisions of the Ordinance Code. All decisions and recommendations of the Tourist Council shall require a concurring vote of a majority of the members present, but in no event less than four (4) concurring votes. Five (5) members physically present shall constitute a quorum. (d) Executive Director and other employees . The Tourist Council shall select for employment by the City an Executive Director. The Executive Director, or the Tourist Council in the absence of an Executive Director, shall have the authority to select for employment by the City an Administrator and such other persons as deemed necessary to assist the Tourist Council in performing its functions and duties pursuant to this Chapter, Chapter 666, Ordinance Code, and F.S. § 125.0104, as amended. The Tourist Council shall establish the Executive Director and Administrator's job duties and compensation, in consultation with the Employee Services Department, which compensation shall be paid from lawfully appropriated funds available to the Tourist Council in City Council approved budget. The Executive Director's qualifications shall include without limitation preferred prior experience in the tourism industry, and a candidate shall have obtained a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university. The Executive Director shall manage the Tourist Council's affairs under this Chapter subject to the Tourist Council's supervision. For employee management purposes (e.g., timesheets and leave approvals), the Council President (i.e., the Tourist Council chairman) shall be the immediate supervisor of the Executive Director. The Executive Director shall be the immediate supervisor of the Administrator and other employees, if any, hired to assist the Tourist Council. The Executive Director, the Administrator and all other employees hired to assist the Tourist Council are hereby classified as persons employed as set forth in Section 17.06 (cc) of the City Charter and shall be exempt from the Civil Service System of the City. The Tourist Council shall budget annually and pay for the salaries, benefits, office expenses and other administrative costs associated with the operations of the Tourist Council in accordance with its Council approved budget. All Tourist Council employment matters shall be handled with assistance from the City's Employee Services Department and be consistent with the City's human resource policies and requirements. The Executive Director and Administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the Tourist Council. (e) Applicable laws . The Tourist Council shall be subject to the provisions of F.S. Ch. 286, Ch. 112, Part III, and Chapters 50, 58 and 602, Ordinance Code, except as may be otherwise set forth in this Chapter. (Ord. 78-559-277, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 85-1557-798, § 1; Ord. 94-900-561, § 1; Ord. 97-792-E, § 1; Ord. 2001-1022-E, § 3; Ord. 2016-599-E , § 3; Ord. 2018-536-E , § 2; Ord. 2019-554-E , § 5) Note— Former § 60.103 .