Board Composition

COMPOSITION OF BOARD:  The Board shall be elected and composed, unless modified by the Board in accordance with and pursuant to these Bylaws, as follows:

• One (1)  At Large- North of Jack's Cabin Cutoff
• One (1)  At Large-  South of Jack's Cabin Cutoff
• One (1)  Lodging - Gunnison /Almont
• One (1)  Lodging- Crested Butte
• One (1)  Lodging- Mt. Crested Butte
• One (1)  Non-profit
• One (1)  Professional
• One (1)  Real Estate/Property Management
• One (1)  Restaurant
• One (1)  Retail/Commercial/Recreation
• One (1)  Ski Area

The qualifications for directors are that each shall be the person representing a Partner which is in good standing with either the Gunnison Chamber of Commerce or the Crested Butte/ Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce in Gunnison County, Colorado.  No more than one person from one business or entity can be on the Board at the same time without 2/3 Board Approval. No paid directors of the local Chambers of Commerce can be a Board member. No elected officials, their directors or managers of any town, city or county can be a Board member.  No more than six (6) positions shall be held by representatives by the north or south end of the East River valley.  Jack's Cabin Cutoff shall define the line between north and south in the east River valley.  At least every 2 years, the majority of the representatives shall shift from the north to the south end of the East River valley or from the south end to the north end of the East River valley, as the case may be. 

The Board shall also include eight (8) non-voting Advisory Board Members, appointed by their respective organizations to include:

• Gunnison County
• City of Gunnison
• Town of Crested Butte
• Town of Mt. Crested Butte
• Public Lands
• Western State College
• Crested Butte/ Mt Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce
• Gunnison Chamber of Commerce

In addition, one or both immediate Past President(s) of the corporation shall serve as ex-officio for the period of the one (1) year following his or her term as President(s), provided that the past President(s) is not already serving as a director.

DEFINITIONS OF BOARD CLASSES:

• At-Large - shall refer to any eligible Partner of the Tourism Association.
• Lodging - Crested Butte shall mean hotel properties located north of Jack's Cabin Cutoff including the Town of Crested Butte but excluding the Town of Mt. Crested Butte.
•  Lodging - Mt. Crested Butte shall mean hotel properties located within the town limits of Mt. Crested Butte.
•  Lodging - Gunnison/Almont shall mean hotel properties located south of Jack's Cabin Cutoff, including in the City of Gunnison.
•  Non-profit - shall mean a tourism related non-profit or not-for-profit registered corporation or organization with a primary business operation in Gunnison County.
•  Professional - shall mean a business involving professional services or practice such as but not exclusive to medical, architectural, legal, accounting, financial, and the like.
•  Property Management/Real Estate - shall mean persons who have businesses that manage, rent or sell properties in Gunnison County.
•  Restaurant - shall mean businesses selling restaurant/food and beverage services in Gunnison County.
•  Retail /Recreation - shall mean businesses selling retail recreational goods and services (not including ski area) in Gunnison County.
•  Ski Area Membership - shall mean anyone doing business as a ski area in Gunnison County.

TERM OF ELECTED DIRECTORS: Each elected director shall hold office for a term of three (3) years.  Any elected director is eligible for re-election, except that no elected director shall serve more than two consecutive terms or six consecutive years.

The entire GCBTA bylaws are available to download in PDF format with this link.