Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1591 Created.
Sec. 2-1591. - Created.
The Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Control is created.
HUNTSVILLE-MADISON COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Huntsville Code of Ordinances ch. 2, art. VIII, div. 14
in effectHuntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1592 Membership.
Sec. 2-1592. - Membership.
(a) The Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors shall consist of seven members whose appointments and terms shall be as follows:
(1) Of the members first appointed, three members from the current board of the Huntsville Convention & Visitors Bureau shall be appointed, one by the mayor for a term of three years and two by the city council for a term of one and two years respectively.
(2) Two members from the current advisory committee of the Madison County Tourism Board and one member at-large shall be appointed by the county commission for terms of one year, two years and three years respectively.
(3) One member from the Von Braun Center Board of Control shall be appointed by that board for a term of four years.
(4) Following the initial terms, the term of all appointed members shall be for four years. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by the appointing agencies in the same manner in which original appointments were made.
(5) The city council and the county commission may each, at their discretion, appoint one ex officio, nonvoting member to the Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors.
(b) The members of the board of directors shall receive no compensation for their services, nor shall they receive compensation or per diem for attending meetings; however, actual and necessary expenses, in amounts no greater than those appropriated by the city council, incurred in the performance of their duties, may be paid.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1593 Quorum.
Sec. 2-1593. - Quorum.
Four members of the Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. No member shall act in any case in which he has a personal financial interest. Actions of the board shall be by a majority of those present. The time and place of meetings shall be posted, and legal notice shall be given as required by state law.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1594 Officers.
Sec. 2-1594. - Officers.
The members of the Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors shall, in accordance with the bylaws of the board, elect one of their members as chairman, one of their members as vice-chairman, one of their members as secretary, and one of their members as treasurer. Officers shall be entitled to succeed themselves. Vacancies shall be filled by the board by election for any unexpired terms.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1595 Staff.
Sec. 2-1595. - Staff.
The Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint a director and such other officers and employees as it may deem necessary and desirable and to fix its duties, authorities and compensation. The director of the Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau appointed by the board shall be responsible to the board for the day-to-day administration of the bureau and for the supervision and control of the other officers and employees of the board.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1596 Powers.
Sec. 2-1596. - Powers.
(a) The Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors is granted custody of and authorized to maintain, control, operate and manage for and on behalf of the city and the county the Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau. This agency shall be a full-service public organization responsible for marketing the city-county as a convention site and tourist destination; to increase lodging tax and sales tax receipts, thus increasing the economic base for the city and the county. The board of directors shall adopt from time to time, amend and repeal bylaws, rules and regulations governing the operations of the Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau provided such bylaws and rules and regulations are not in conflict with this division or any laws of the state.
(b) The board of directors shall have the power to:
(1) Appoint officers, hire employees and fix their compensation;
(2) Make contracts;
(3) Set policy and oversee programs necessary to bring convention delegates and visitors into the community in an effort to increase visitor spending and thereby boost the economic base in the city and the county; and
(4) Execute all instruments necessary or convenient to promote the city and the county as a convention site and visitor destination.
(c) The board of directors shall be a municipal board of the city, a municipal corporation of the state, subject to the terms of that certain "Agreement Between the City and the Madison County Commission for the Creation of the Huntsville-Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau" as manifested by city Resolution No. 91-122, adopted and approved on March 26, 1991, and as the agreement shall be from time to time amended between the city and the county. Any provision of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, the lawful contracts of the board shall be the contracts of the city to the extent authorized in this division, all property of the board shall be the property of the city subject to management and control of the board, and all employees of the board shall be employees of the city but shall be entitled to the benefits and subject to the terms of the bylaws and the personnel policies and procedures as may be approved by the board, and not the benefits or general personnel policies and procedures of the city pertaining to the city's general fund employees who serve under the general administration of the mayor.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1597 Custody of funds.
Sec. 2-1597. - Custody of funds.
The Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors shall elect from its members a treasurer and such assistant treasurers as it deems advisable, each of whom shall give bond with corporate surety in the amount of $10,000.00, payable to the board and to the city and the county commission jointly, condition to discharge faithfully all the duties of their respective offices. The expenses or premiums of such bond shall be paid by the board. The treasurer elected by the board shall have custody of all funds of the board.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1598 Budget.
Sec. 2-1598. - Budget.
The Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors shall submit to the mayor and county commission chairman a detailed budget of estimated expenditures for the fiscal year commencing October 1 of that year. The city council shall set aside and appropriate for the use of the board not less than half of the lodging tax receipts generated by the five percent city lodging tax. An agreement with the county will be signed outlining the appropriation of funds from the county to the Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau. The county funds will be comprised of the lodging tax receipts generated by the one-half percent regional lodging tax. It is the intent of both the city and the county commission that the respective appropriations shall be not less than $605,000.00, and $200,000.00 annually.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1599 Audit.
Sec. 2-1599. - Audit.
At least once each year, the Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors shall appoint an independent public accountant to conduct an examination in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards of all books and accounts of the board since the preceding examination, and to make a full report in writing, under oath, which shall be submitted by the board to the council and mayor and the county commission at its first meeting after the completion of such report.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1600 Advertising.
Sec. 2-1600. - Advertising.
The Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau is authorized by the board of directors to advertise and promote city- and county-owned and operated facilities, including but not limited to the Von Braun Center, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville Depot Museum, Constitution Hall Village, Burritt Museum and Park and other cultural and recreational facilities of the city and county. In addition, the bureau may include in its advertising and promotional efforts, material directly advertising and promoting the use of tourist or visitors attractions operated by the state, the county, the city or any public corporation operating within the county, including the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, the Huntsville-Madison County Marina & Port Authority, Monte Sano State Park, and the various parks and recreational facilities of the city and the county. In addition, the bureau may advertise, as part of its general advertising and promotional efforts, the existence of publicly owned and operated landmarks and structures and also the publicly designated historical preservation districts and historical structures of the city and county. No material for the advertising and promotion carried on by the bureau shall directly promote any privately owned business or facility; however, informational material and maps may designate the geographical location, within the city and the county of shopping centers, hotels, restaurants, golf courses, etc., and particular businesses by name where all such businesses in a particular class are identified on a nondiscriminatory basis. The bureau shall also make published promotional material available to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1601 Advisory committee.
Sec. 2-1601. - Advisory committee.
(a) In order to assist the staff of the Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau in formulating and carrying out its tourism and convention advertising and promotional programs, there is created a convention and tourism advisory committee composed of seven members to be appointed by the mayor (two appointments), city council (two appointments), and county commission (three appointments).
(b) The advisory committee shall be comprised of persons from the hospitality industry, including representatives from hotels and motels, restaurants, attractions and museums, transportation agencies (airlines, car rental agencies), although appointments would not be limited to persons in these categories.
(c) Each member of the advisory committee shall serve for a term of two years.
(d) Expenses of the advisory committee incurred in the performance of its duties shall be paid by the board; however, no member shall receive compensation for his services.
Source: City of Huntsville, Alabama, publisher code (Municode) + enacted ordinances (City Council/Legistar)URL: https://library.municode.com/al/huntsville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTVIIIBOCOCOAU_DIV14HUDICOCOVIBUBODIFetched: 11/6/2026