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Committee advances bill allowing local leaders to choose city- or county-based tourism commissioners
Summary
The Kentucky House Committee on Tourism and Outdoor Recreation voted to advance House Bill 552, which would replace the term "jurisdiction" with "city" or "county" in statutes governing tourism commissions and change "chairman" to "chair," allowing mayors or county judge-executives greater flexibility in appointing members.
At a meeting of the Kentucky House Committee on Tourism and Outdoor Recreation, members voted to advance House Bill 552, a proposal supporters said will allow local officials to name tourism commission members who live in either the city or the county rather than being disqualified by the current residency language.
"This is really a measure to make sure that our smaller communities still have representation and [are] able to have a voice on their local tourist commissions," said John Sims, Fleming…
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