DEPARTMENT: Office of the City Clerk
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Leticia M. Vacek (OCC)
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Consideration of Applicants to the Convention and Visitors Commission (25 Slots)
SUMMARY:
The Economic and Human Development City Council Committee will review and recommend 25 applicants for the Convention and Visitors Commission (CVC). In accordance with the Bylaws of the CVC, there are 17 designated positions whereby various Associations and/or Theme Parks provide specific recommendations for representation on the CVC. In addition, there are 8 positions that are publicly posted associated with four other categories.
Terms of office for this Commission run concurrently with Council terms. However, all appointed members continue to hold over in their office until replaced by Council, which may be delayed during Budget preparations and Council recess. Staff recommends that in order to enable the Commission to continue to achieve its mission, and for all current members to serve a full term, that new appointees in the categories above be appointed to terms of office commencing June 1, 2015, to end May 31, 2017.
In May 2012 the CVC added three Chamber positions to their roster. It was agreed that these positions would rotate every two years from the following Chambers: Alamo City Black Chamber, Asian American Chamber, Greater Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber, Northside Chamber, and South San Antonio Chamber. A lottery was performed to establish the rotation.
The new Chamber positions provided additional perspective, broad-based feedback from an alternative point of view and complemented the current composition. To that end, the ideal candidate for the Convention and Visitors Commission is both active and influential in their respective industry, the business community, and San Antonio overall. A mixture of re-appointments as well as new candidates will help to infuse a greater synergy with the business ...
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