Title
Board/Commission Appointment(s) - Lodgers' Tax Advisory Board.
Recommended Action
I nominate Jacqueline Shen, Katherine Bruell, andStacy Baker to fill the three (3) vacancies on the Lodgers' Tax Advisory Board and move that Council appoint Katherine Bruell and Stacy Baker to the vacancies with the terms ending December 1, 2021 and Jacqueline Shen to the unexpired term that ends December 1, 2020.
Body
The purpose of this item is to fill three vacancies on the Lodgers' Tax Advisory Board.
The Lodgers' Tax Advisory Board consists of two members from the hotel industry; two members from local visitor attractions; and one citizen member. The hotel industry vacancy was created when Elizabeth Allen resigned in December 2018. The attractions vacancy represents a vacancy that expired on December 1, 2018. Katherine Bruell is currently that representative, is eligible for reappointment and would like to be reappointed. The third vacancy is the citizen representative, formerly held by Ryn Herrmann, which expired on December 1, 2018.
The applicants for this position are as follows:
Jacqueline Shen (hotel industry) [R]
Katherine Bruell (attractions) [D]
Stacy Baker (citizen) [D]
Party affiliations are noted as [D] Democrat, [R] Republican, [I] Independent, [G] Green, [L] Libertarian, [DTS] Declined to State, and [N] Not Registered to Vote.
This five member board has three-year terms beginning December 2 and ending December 1. It is currently composed as follows:
1. Linda Deck (attractions) [I]
2. Catherine Mockler (hotel industry) [DTS]
Appointing this nominee will not violate the County Charter restriction concerning political party majorities on Boards and Commissions.
Attachments
A - Lodgers' Tax Advisory Board member List
B - Jacqueline Shen LTAB Application Packet
C - Stacy Baker LTAB Application Packet
D - Katherine Bruell LTAB Application Packet