(a)
There is hereby created the airport advisory board of the city to be composed of three (3) members. All members shall be a resident citizen of the city, or the county, and except for the first members of such advisory board, shall be appointed for two (2) year terms, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Members of the airport advisory board shall be appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council. Appointments to the advisory board shall be made at the first regular meeting after the annual election or as soon thereafter as possible.
(b)
One (1) member of the first advisory board shall be appointed to serve until the first regular meeting after the annual municipal election in 1972 and two (2) members shall be appointed to serve until the first regular meeting after the annual municipal election in 1973, so that thereafter the terms of one (1) member shall expire in the even-numbered years, and the terms of the other two (2) members shall expire in the odd-numbered years.
(c)
The airport advisory board shall select from among its members a chairman and a vice-chairman, and it shall adopt, subject to the approval of the city council, such rules and regulations governing its proceedings as it may deem proper. Such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the ordinances of the city. The advisory board shall appoint a secretary and airport manager, who may, but need not be a member of the board. The secretary shall keep a record of all transactions of the board. The manager of the airport shall provide the advisory board with all information necessary for the performance of its duties.
(d)
The airport advisory board shall from time to time, make such general studies of airport construction and operation as may be useful in keeping the municipal airport efficient and adequate to the needs of the city and of the air transportation industry. It shall make recommendations to the city council in respect to construction, expansion, improvements, maintenance, and operation of such airport. It shall call the managers attention to any failure by personnel of the airport to carry out any orders or policies adopted by the city council, and it shall, acting in an advisory capacity, work toward the general improvement of the airport and the advancement of the city as an air transportation center.
(e)
No person having any financial interest in any commercial carrier by air, or in any concession, right, or privilege to conduct any business or render any service for compensation upon the premises of the municipal airport shall be eligible for membership on the airport advisory board.
(f)
All members of the airport advisory board shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for all expenses reasonably incurred by them in the performance of their duties as members of such board, when authorized by the city.
(1981 Code of Ordinances Chapter 1, Section 27; Ordinance 254 adopted 8/15/2023)