Convention & Visitors Bureau Advisory Board

About the Convention & Visitors Bureau Advisory Board

The Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board is made up of ten members, comprised of the following: two (2) members shall be owners or operators of hotels or motels within the city limits, one (1) member shall be from the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, one (1) member shall be from Old Town Cape, two (2) members shall be an owner or operator of a restaurant within the city limits, and four (4) members shall have demonstrated by past activities an interest in the entertainment, hospitality, convention or tourism business.

The CVB Advisory Board has the following duties:

1. Act in an advisory capacity to the Convention and Visitors Bureau, including providing recommendations on the methods of promoting tourism, conventions, meetings and other activities and events.

2. Recommend a long-term strategic plan for operations of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, including use of the Marketing Investment Fund.

3. Provide recommendations to the Convention and Visitors Bureau on goals, plans, policies and proposed projects for the convention and visitors bureau.

4. Require a quorum of six (6) members and the affirmative vote of five (5) of its members to make any recommendations.

5. Conduct regular meetings at least once every month and hold special meetings when called by the chairperson or five members.

6. Shall have the power to appoint subcommittees of citizens who are not members of the Advisory Board for set periods of time to work on specific projects. Such subcommittees will report their findings and recommendations to the Advisory Board. Each subcommittee will disband when work on its assigned project is completed.

Meeting Schedule

Meetings are held the first Monday bi-monthly, beginning in January, at 12:00p in the Osage Centre.