§ 16B-1. Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau—Created; membership; composition.

(a)

Created . There is hereby established the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau, which shall have a twenty-seven (27) member board of directors consisting of thirteen (13) voting members, and fourteen (14) nonvoting members, seven (7) of which are ex officio members.

(b)

Composition . The board shall be composed of nine (9) voting members who shall not be employed by, nor own an interest in, the hospitality or tourism industry; one (1) voting member who is the current chair of the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Hotel Association; one (1) voting member who shall be representative of the Irving hotel/motel industry; one (1) voting member who shall be representative of the hospitality industry at-large (although not restricted to the hotel/motel industry); one (1) voting member who, upon the recommendation of the bureau board and the Greater Dallas Restaurant Association, shall be representative of the restaurant industry.

In addition, the board shall include the following non-voting members: two (2) members who shall be representatives of the hospitality industry based upon the recommendation of the bureau board and the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Hotel Association; one (1) member who shall be representative of the hospitality industry at-large; one (1) member who shall be representative of The Las Colinas Association; one (1) member who shall be representative of the University of Dallas; one (1) member who shall be representative of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas Byron Nelson tournament; one (1) member who is a past bureau board member; and seven (7) ex officio, nonvoting members, who shall be the chair of Irving Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 1 board; the chair of Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District board or a designee; the chair of the Irving Arts & Culture Board; the executive director of the Irving Arts & Culture Department; the chief executive officer and the chair of the board of the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce; and the city manager or designee of the city manager.

(Ord. No. 6146, § 1, 7-16-92; Ord. No. 6364, § 1, 1-20-94; Ord. No. 7217, § 1, 2-19-98; Ord. No. 8602, § 1, 1-26-06; Ord. No. 8913, § 1, 2-7-08; Ord. No. 2011-9299, § 1, 11-17-11; Ord. No. 2013-9421, § 1, 1-10-13; Ord. No. 2016-9877 , § 1, 11-10-16; Ord. No. 2018-10055, § 1, 5-3-18 )