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An Ordinance Amending Division 4 of Chapter 2 of the Ordinances of the City of
Brookings and Pertaining to the Swiftel Center Advisory Committee
Be It Ordained and Enacted by the Council of the City of Brookings, State of South
Dakota, as follows:
I.
That Sections 2-180 through 2-187 of the Ordinances of the City of Brookings be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-180. - Established.
The city has established a Swiftel Center Advisory Committee to act in an advisory
capacity to the city council concerning the Swiftel Center.
Sec. 2-181. - Composition, appointment and initial terms.
The Swiftel Center Advisory Committee shall be composed of seven members selected
as follows: six persons shall be appointed by the mayor with advice and consent of the
city council, one of whom shall be affiliated with South Dakota State University; and one
person shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council
based upon the recommendation of the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce Board
of Directors. In addition, a member of the city council of the City of Brookings may be
appointed as a non-voting liaison to the Swiftel Center Advisory Committee.
Sec. 2-182. - Compensation; terms, vacancies.
(a) All members shall serve for terms of three years without compensation.
(b) If a member resigns or is disqualified prior to the end of their term, the mayor, with
the advice and consent of the city council or Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce, as
the case may be, shall appoint a new member to complete the resigning or disqualified
member's term.
(c) If a member is absent more than 50 percent of the meetings annually without
authorization of the committee, they shall automatically be disqualified from serving on
the committee and a replacement shall be appointed.
Sec. 2-183. - Quorum, action.
A majority of the members of the Swiftel Center Advisory Committee shall constitute a
quorum, and all official action of the Swiftel Center Advisory Committee shall be
approved by a majority of inembers of the Swiftel Center Advisory Committee.
Sec. 2-184. - Meetings.
The Swiftel Center Advisory Committee shall set and hold meetings at a time and place
as designated by the Swiftel Center Advisory Committee. All meetings shall be open to
the public and shall comply with City open meetings policies. Notice of all meetings
shall comply with all State and City open meeting requirements and said notice shall not
be less than 72 hours before a meeting. The chair may call for a special meeting or
may cancel a meeting due to lack of business or quorum.
Sec. 2-185. - Officers.
The Swiftel Center Advisory Committee shall annually elect from its members a
chairperson and vice-chairperson, each of whom shall hold their office respectively for
one year and until their successors have been elected.
Sec. 2-186. - Duties of the chairperson.
The chairperson shall preside over all meetings and, as appropriate, make committee or
special assignment appointments. The chairperson shall be kept advised of the general
affairs of the Swiftel Center and monitor the implementation of resolutions and policies
with appropriate procedures. The chairperson shall have the other usual powers and
duties customarily vested in the office of chairperson and shall perForm such duties as
may be assigned by the committee.
Sec. 2-187. - General authority.
The committee shall act only in an advisory capacity to the city council, however it shall,
in particular, advise the city concerning marketing, operational issues and management
of the Swiftel Center, and in particular, shall advise and assist the city in the
perFormance of contracts between the City of Brookings and the firm managing the
Swiftel Center.
Secs. 2-188-2-195. - Reserved.
II.
Any or all ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
First Reading: November 28, 2017
Second Reading and Adoption: December 12, 2017
Published: December 15, 2017
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