File #: O-2015-0040    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/7/2015 In control: Common Council
On agenda: 7/7/2015 Final action: 7/7/2015
Title: An Ordinance to create Subchapter 2.521 of Chapter 2 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code establishing a West Allis Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Sponsors: Administration and Finance Committee (INACTIVE)
Attachments: 1. Tourism and Convention Bureau Memo, 2. 66.0615 State Statutes, 3. Affidavit of Publication, 4. Signed Ordinance

Title

An Ordinance to create Subchapter 2.521 of Chapter 2 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code establishing a West Allis Convention and Visitors Bureau.

 

Body

The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:

 

Part I.  Subchapter 2.521 of Chapter 2 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code is hereby created to read:

 

1)                     Creation.  This amendment to the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code (“RMC”) hereby creates a West Allis Convention and Visitors Bureau under the Mayor.  

 

2)                     Purpose.  The City of West Allis recognizes that marketing of the City as in important part of a broad-based tourism promotion and municipal development program.  The Convention and Visitors Bureau shall have the following purposes:

a.                     To provide marketing efforts/services, including advertising, media buys, website management, creation of and distribution of printed or electronic promotional tourist materials, or efforts to recruit conventions, sporting events, or other groups.

b.                     To provide tourism promotion through marketing of projects and implementation of programs to promote the City, attract tourists, tourist informational services, or municipal development significantly used by tourists.

 

3)                     Duties and Responsibilities.  The Convention and Visitors Bureau shall be under the direction and supervision of the Mayor.  The Mayor, in conjunction with the City Administrator, shall plan, direct, and coordinate and execute the functions of the Convention and Visitors Bureau.

 

4)                     Cooperation.  The Convention and Visitors Bureau shall enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the West Allis Tourism Commission for funding of such aforementioned purposes.

 

5)                      Staff.    The Mayor shall appoint, under the Classified Service and the Unclassified Service, the staff necessary for performing the duties and responsibilities of the Convention and Visitors Bureau.

6)                     Reporting.   The Convention and Visitors Bureau shall report annually to the Tourism Commission on expenditures and value-added achievements related to tourism and development to the community. 

 

PART II.  All ordinances or parts of ordinances contravening the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

                     

PART III.  This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and publication.

 

 

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