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7.A.

City Council Meeting - FINAL

Meeting Date:: 01/21/2014
From:: Stacy Saltzburg, Deputy City Clerk

Information

TITLE:

Consideration of Appointments: Tourism Commission.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Make three (3) Hospitality appointments to terms expiring January 2017.
Make one (1) At-Large appointment to term expiring January 2016.

Policy Decision or Reason for Action:

By making the above appointments, the Tourism Commission will be at full membership and will be able to continue meeting on a regular basis. There are eight applications on file, they are as follows:

Ashley Kurtz
Benjamin Murphy
Jenny Pagel

Minesh Patel (currently serving 1st term)
Aaron Riley
Kevin Schindler
Christopher Shields
Judy Weiss

Financial Impact:

These are voluntary positions and there is no budgetary impact to the City of Flagstaff.

Connection to Council Goal:

Effective governance.

Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This:

None.

Options and Alternatives:

1) Appoint four Commissioners: By appointing members at this time, the Tourism Commission will be at full membership, allowing the group to meet and provide recommendations to the City Council.

2) Table the action to allow for further discussion or expand the list of candidates.

Background/History:

The Tourism Commission consists of nine citizens serving three-year terms; five of these citizens shall be from the hospitality industry. There is currently three hospitality seats and one at-large seat available.

The mission of the Tourism Commission is to develop, promote, and maintain Flagstaff as a year-round visitor destination with professional visitor services that will benefit the community economically, environmentally, and socially.

Key Considerations:

It is important to fill the vacancies so as to allow the Commission to continue meeting on a regular basis.

Expanded Financial Considerations:

None.

Community Benefits and Considerations:

The City's boards, commissions, and committees were created to foster public participation and input and to encourage Flagstaff citizens to take an active role in city government.

Community Involvement:

INFORM: The vacancies are posted on the City's website and individual recruitment and mention of the opening by Board members and City staff has occurred, informing others of this vacancy through word of mouth.

Expanded Options and Alternatives:

COUNCIL INTERVIEW TEAM: Councilmember Barotz and Vice Mayor Evans.

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