A. There is hereby created a City of Redmond Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, to serve the functions prescribed by RCW 67.28.1817, as said statute now exists or as hereafter amended.

B. The Committee shall consist of the following members, who shall be appointed by the City Council: one member shall be a member of the City Council, who shall serve as chair, at least two members shall be representatives of businesses required to collect the tax authorized by RMC 3.36, and at least two members shall be persons involved in activities authorized to be funded by the tax. The City Council may expand the membership of the Committee by appointing additional members to the Committee at any time; provided, that the number of members who are representatives of businesses required to collect the tax and the number of members who are persons involved in activities authorized to be funded by the tax shall always remain equal.

C. The regular term of office for committee positions shall be for four years. The terms of the first committee members appointed under this chapter shall be staggered as follows: four members shall be appointed for initial terms of four years and three members shall be appointed for initial terms of two years. All appointments and reappointments thereafter shall be for four years. Members appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the duration of the unexpired term. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. An appointment to serve an unexpired term of two years or less shall not count towards the two consecutive terms limit. Each member shall hold office until a successor is appointed and confirmed even if after the end of the term. The expiration date for all terms shall be March 31st of the applicable year. (Ord. 2897 § 2 (part), 2017).