Bill Text: IN HB1460 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Clark County and Floyd County innkeeper's tax.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-02-22 - First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy [HB1460 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-HB1460-Amended.html
Citations Affected: IC 6-9.
Synopsis: Clark County and Floyd County innkeeper's tax. Reduces
the number of members on the special funds board of managers from
13 to nine. Specifies that the county commissioners of Floyd County
gain one appointee while each of the remaining appointing authorities
loses at least one appointee. Requires that at least five of the members
have experience in the tourism business. (Current law requires at least
three of the members to have experience in the lodging business.)
Specifies that the transition occurs January 15, 2012. Replaces
population parameters and other classifications with the names of the
affected communities. Makes conforming changes.
Effective: January 1, 2012.
January 20, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 15, 2011, reported _ Do Pass.
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(1) Clark County.
(2) Floyd County.
(b) In these counties, there is created a special funds board of managers. As used in this chapter, the term "board of managers" means a special funds board of managers.
(c) Beginning January 15, 2012, the board of managers is composed of
(1)
Albany, including at least one (1) member who is: engaged in the
lodging business.
(A) engaged in a convention, visitor, or tourism business;
or
(B) involved in or promoting conventions, visitors, or
tourism.
(2) Three (3) Two (2) members appointed by the executive of the
third class city having the largest population, city of
Jeffersonville, including at least one (1) member who is: engaged
in the lodging business or the restaurant business.
(A) engaged in a convention, visitor, or tourism business;
or
(B) involved in or promoting conventions, visitors, or
tourism.
(3) Two (2) members One (1) member appointed by the
legislative body of the town having the largest population. of
Clarksville, who must be:
(A) engaged in a convention, visitor, or tourism business;
or
(B) involved in or promoting conventions, visitors, or
tourism.
(4) One (1) member Two (2) members appointed by the
executive of the Floyd County, with the smaller population.
including at least one (1) member who is:
(A) engaged in a convention, visitor, or tourism business;
or
(B) involved in or promoting conventions, visitors, or
tourism.
(5) Three (3) Two (2) members appointed by the executive of the
Clark County, with the larger population, including at least one
(1) member who is: engaged in the lodging business.
(A) engaged in a convention, visitor, or tourism business;
or
(B) involved in or promoting conventions, visitors, or
tourism.
(d) The terms of office for the members of the board of managers
are for two (2) years and end as follows:
(1) For each of the following members, the term of office ends on
January 15 of each odd-numbered year:
(A) The One (1) member appointed by the less populated
county's executive of Floyd County.
(B) One (1) member appointed by the more populated county's
executive of Clark County.
(C) One (1) member appointed by each of the city executives
referred to in this section.
(2) For all other members, the terms of office end on January 15
of each even-numbered year.
The term of the second member appointed under subsection (c)(4)
by the executive of Floyd County begins January 15, 2012.
(e) At the end of the term of a member of the board of managers, the
person or body making the original appointment may reappoint a
person whose term has expired or appoint a new member for a two (2)
year term. If a vacancy occurs in the board of managers during a term,
a successor for the vacancy shall be appointed by the person or body
making the original appointment, and the successor shall serve for the
remainder of the vacated term.
(f) A member of the board of managers may be removed for cause
by the person or body making the original appointment.
(g) No more than two (2) members of the board of managers
appointed by the executive of the third class city may be of the same
political party. The two (2) members of the board of managers
appointed by the town legislative body may not be of the same political
party. No more than three (3) ) members of the board of managers
appointed by the executive of the second class city having the largest
population may be of the same political party. each of the following
may not be of the same political party:
(1) The executive of the city of New Albany under subsection
(c)(1).
(2) The executive of the city of Jeffersonville under subsection
(c)(2).
(3) The executive of Floyd County under subsection (c)(4).
(4) The executive of Clark County under subsection (c)(5).
(h) Each member of the board of managers, before entering upon the
member's duties, shall take an oath of office in the usual form, to be
endorsed upon the member's certificate of appointment, which shall be
promptly filed with the clerk of the circuit court of the member's county
of residence.
(i) A person may not be appointed as a member who has not been
a resident of one (1) of the two (2) counties for a period of two (2)
years immediately preceding the person's appointment.
(j) A member may receive no salary but is entitled to reimbursement
for any expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the
member's duties.
