Who serves on the Tourist Development Council?
Florida Statute 125.0104 requires a nine member Tourist Development Council, and also states how the member are chosen. One member is from the County Commission. Two other elected officials also serve, one of whom must represent the most populous municipality in the county. Three members must be owners or operators of lodging facilities and must collect the tax. Three members must in involved in the tourist industry and have demonstrated a general interest in tourist development, but cannot be owners or operators of a lodging facility. The statute further provides for four year terms. Equal representation should be accorded the greater St. Augustine area, the St. Augustine Beach/Crescent Beach area, and Ponte Vedra Beach when selected lodging industry representatives for the board. (See Exhibit A for a list of Council members.) The Statute further provides for four year terms. In 1990, the Tourist Development Council set policy that members may serve only one four-year term and the ter
