The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known and may
be cited as the "Airport Board Ordinance."
There shall be and there is hereby created, subject to its abolition
by the Town Council at any time and for any reason, an Airport Board
composed of five members to be appointed by the Mayor and approved
by the Town Council. These members shall serve without compensation.
Vacancies occurring in the office of a member of the Board shall
be filled by appointment as in the first instance and such appointee
shall serve for the remainder of the then current unexpired term of
such office.
Immediately following their appointment, the members of the
Board shall meet, organize, elect a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Secretary/Treasurer
and such other officers as it may deem necessary and adopt, and later
change or alter, rules and regulations of organization and procedure
consistent with Town ordinances and state laws and subject to approval
by the Town Council. Annual elections of said offices shall be made
at the first meeting of the Board in July of each year commencing
in 2020.
Each member of the Board shall have one vote.
The duties of the Board are as follows:
A. To consider and make recommendations concerning:
(1) Improvements to Ralph Wenz Field;
(2) Advise the Town Council in aviation matters; and master planning
studies in connection therewith.
B. To consider and recommend a determination of the facts on any condition
or circumstances referred to it by the Town Council pertaining to
the general improvement and development of Ralph Wenz Field.
C. The Chairman of the Board, under certain powers specifically delegated
by the Mayor, may oversee day-to-day management of the airport.
D. The Board shall:
(1) Keep written records of its proceedings, which shall be open at all
times to public inspection.
(2) Make monthly reports of the Board's activity to the Town Council
in person by a representative of the Board. This report shall include
copies of the minutes of all meetings held by the Board since the
last monthly report to the Town Council.
(3) File an annual report with the Town Council, setting forth its activities
and containing, among other things, an itemized statement of expenditures
for the year.
(4) Prepare an operating budget for each fiscal year, and shall submit
such budget to the Town Council for approval not less than two months
prior to the commencement of such fiscal year.
E. The Board is an agency of the Town and shall fully comply with all
provisions of Articles 2 and 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 16 of the Wyoming
Statutes relating to public records and public meetings.
The Board shall have limited spending authority. Expenditures
may be approved by the Board if said expenditures are contained within
the annual budget approved by the Town Council. All expenditures shall
conform with the Town's Procurement Policy as adopted.
A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business, which shall be transacted by a majority
vote of the members constituting such quorum in all matters except
recommendations to the Town Council for the Council's official
consideration and action, which shall require a majority vote of all
the appointed members.
The Board shall have no authority to act prior to July 1, 2019,
although members may be appointed and organizational meetings may
be held prior to such date.