A. The city council of the city of Yakima, pursuant to the authority of RCW 35.101.1301(1), hereby establishes a nine member Yakima hotel and motel commission to advise the city council of the city of Yakima on the expenditure of tourism promotion charge revenues by the Yakima County tourism promotion area to fund tourism promotion in Yakima County, which shall be composed of five voting members and four nonvoting members who shall be appointed in the manner set forth in this section.

B. Voting members of the Yakima hotel and motel commission shall be selected by the city council of the city of Yakima, the city council of the city of Selah, and the city council of the city of Union Gap, in the manner set forth in subsections C and D of this section, from a list of nominees prepared by the Yakima Valley lodging association. All nominees for voting membership on the Yakima hotel and motel commission must be operators of lodging businesses within the Yakima County tourism promotion area or employed by the operator of such a lodging business.

C. The city council of the city of Selah shall appoint one voting member to represent the city of Selah; the city council of the city of Union Gap shall appoint two voting members to represent the city of Union Gap; and the city council of the city of Yakima shall appoint two voting members to represent the city of Yakima.

D. One nonvoting member of the commission shall be appointed from the members of the county commissioners of Yakima County; one nonvoting member shall be appointed from the members of the city council of the city of Yakima; one nonvoting member shall be appointed from the members of the city council of the city of Union Gap; and one nonvoting member may be appointed from the members of the city council of the city of Selah. Nonvoting members of the Yakima hotel and motel commission may participate in all discussions regarding proposed activities and programs by the Yakima County tourism promotion area for the promotion and marketing of tourism in Yakima County but shall not have voting rights.

E. The initial voting members of the Yakima hotel and motel commission shall serve staggered terms, with one member serving a one-year time, two members serving two-year terms, and two members serving three-year terms. The length of the term for each individual member of the initial Yakima hotel and motel commission shall be chosen by lot at the first meeting of the commission. Thereafter, all voting members subsequently appointed to the Yakima hotel and motel commission shall serve for three-year terms.

F. All of the revenues from tourism promotion charges collected by the city council of the city of Yakima from lodging businesses within the jurisdiction of the unincorporated area of Yakima County, the city of Yakima, the city of Union Gap, and the city of Selah shall be allocated by the city council of the city of Yakima in accordance with the annual budget for the Yakima County tourism promotion area. The Yakima hotel and motel commission shall make a recommendation to the city council of the city of Yakima on all annual budgets; however, the city council of the city of Yakima shall have the ultimate authority to set and approve all annual budgets. (Ord. 2004-17 § 1 (part), 2004).