Council dissolves Tourism Advisory Commission, directs staff to lead leisure travel plan implementation

Mayor Winfield moved to dissolve the tourism advisory commission, saying four of five members have resigned, staff responsible for tourism has transitioned, and the town's leisure travel management plan is now in implementation. He described the dissolution as a temporary reset to allow newly seated council members to define priorities and for staff to demonstrate the plan before reconstituting any advisory structure.

Councilmember Murphy thanked the commissioners for their prior work and noted that previous tourism planning involved private consultants and business stakeholders in non‑public meetings; the council affirmed staff will provide quarterly progress reports and bring any significant policy changes back to council. The motion to dissolve passed unanimously (7‑0).