A Charter Ordinance to Amend Charter Ordinance No. 20 that Amended Section 2 of Charter Ordinance No. 18 that Exempted the City of Bonner Springs, Kansas, from Provisions of K.S.A. 12-16,101 that Relates to a Convention & Tourism Committee and Provided Substitute Provisions for the Same

Be it Ordained by the Governing Body of the City of Bonner Springs, Kansas:

Section 1. The City of Bonner Springs, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the constitution of the State of Kansas, did pass Charter Ordinance No. 18 on the March 16, 1998 and did pass Charter Ordinance No. 20 on July 5, 2000 that amended Charter Ordinance No. 18, Section 2, such ordinance making inapplicable to the City of Bonner Springs, Kansas, and exempting the City of Bonner Springs from the provisions of K.S.A. 12-16,101, which applied to said City but not uniformly to all cities and which ordinance established a convention and tourism committee to make recommendations concerning the programs and expenditures for the promotion of tourism, changed the number of members to be appointed to that committee to five members and required that the majority of such members shall be representatives of businesses subject to the transient guest tax.

Section 2. The Governing Body hereby amends Section 2 of Charter Ordinance No. 20 to read as follows:

       “Section 2. The Governing Body establishes the Bonner Springs Tourism Committee to make recommendations that concern the programs and expenditures for promotion of tourism. The Governing Body shall appoint seven (7) members to such committee. The appointment of such members by the Governing Body shall attempt to create a balance of representatives from the media, recreation, entertainment and community groups and representatives of the businesses subject to the transient guest tax. The Governing Body shall provide, by ordinance, for the appointment and terms of appointment not to exceed four years for such members. The Governing Body shall have the authority to contract for tourism programs to be implemented.”

(03-24-2014)