§ 16B-3. Same—Powers, duties and responsibilities.

The board shall remain responsible only to the city council and shall have the following powers, duties, and responsibilities:

(1)

To make recommendations to the city council concerning the acquisition of sites for and the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of convention center facilities or visitor information centers, or both.

(2)

The furnishing of facilities, personnel, and materials for the registration of convention delegates or registrants.

(3)

Advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to attract tourists and convention delegates or registrants to the municipality or its vicinity.

(4)

To employ an executive director who shall be the chief administrator of the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau and responsible for carrying out the policies of the board. The executive director shall have the authority and responsibility to hire and supervise such other personnel as may be necessary to carry out the policies of the board. Said other personnel hired by the executive director shall be governed by the rules, regulations, and policies governing non-civil service personnel, including, but not limited to, financial, salary, personnel, and other policies of the city. The board shall be responsible for appointing, removing, and supervising the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau executive director. In the event of the temporary inability of the executive director to carry out his or her duties there shall be an acting executive director as specified in the organizational chart or in the adopted policies; this appointment will be made by the board of directors. The employment of the executive director and said other personnel shall be at will and said executive director shall be governed by the rules, regulations, and policies governing non-civil service personnel, including, but not limited to, financial, salary, personnel, and other policies.

(5)

The city manager shall not have independent power to appoint, remove, or supervise the executive director, and appeals of personnel actions in regard to the executive director shall be to the board and not to the city manager.

(6)

The board shall notify and involve the city attorney's office in any disciplinary actions against the executive director that could result in a loss of pay.

(7)

Any issues that cannot be resolved between the city manager and executive director may be brought to the attention of the board or city council.

(Ord. No. 6146, § 1, 7-16-92; Ord. No. 6459, § 1, 7-21-94; Ord. No. 7306, § 1, 8-6-98; Ord. No. 8602, § 3, 1-26-06)