AN ACT to modify the membership of the mooresville tourism development authority.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 2 of Chapter 296 of the 1991 Session Laws, as amended by Section 2 of S.L. 1999‑258, reads as rewritten:

Sec. 2. Travel and Tourism Authority. (a) Appointment and membership. After the Town of Mooresville adopts a resolution levying an occupancy tax under this act, it shall also adopt a resolution creating a Travel and Tourism Authority, which shall be a public authority under the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. The membership of the Authority shall consist of:  two members one member representing the Mooresville‑South Iredell Chamber of Commerce; two three members representing the motel or travel and tourism industry; one member representing sites and attractions that increase the use of lodging, meeting, or convention facilities in the area or attract tourists or business travelers to the area; one member appointed by the Mooresville Town Board; and one member of the Mooresville Town Board. The resolution shall provide for terms of office, and for the filling of vacancies on the Authority. The Mooresville Town Board shall designate one voting member of the Authority as chair and shall determine the compensation, if any, to be paid to members of the Authority. Members shall serve at the pleasure of the Mooresville Town Board. The resolution required by this subsection may, from time to time, be amended as the Mooresville Town Board of Commissioners may determine, provided such amendments are consistent with the provisions of this act.

The Authority shall meet at the call of the chair and shall adopt rules of procedure to govern its meetings. The rules of procedure shall include those rules of membership and attendance that pertain to other boards and committees appointed by the Town Board to the extent such rules are consistent with the provisions of this act. The Finance Officer for the Town of Mooresville shall be the ex officio finance officer of the Authority.

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SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.