The Commission shall consist of seven regular members who shall be appointed and serve as follows:
A. 
Regular member interviews. Prior to the appointment of a regular member, the prospective member shall be interviewed by members of the City Council at a public meeting attended by not less than a quorum of the City Council.
B. 
Appointment by City Council. The seven regular members of the Commission shall be appointed by the City Council. They shall be subject to removal by motion of the City Council adopted by the affirmative votes of a majority of the total membership thereof. The regular members shall serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. The terms for new and existing regular members shall be staggered so that the number of terms on the Commission expiring in any year shall not differ by more than one from the number of terms expiring in any other year. Such terms shall expire on January first of the appropriate year. A vacancy occurring before the expiration of a term shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
C. 
Composition of Commission. No less than four regular members appointed by the City Council to serve on the Commission shall be residents and electors of the City.
(Ord. 3860, 1976; Ord. 3904, 1977; Ord. 3992, 1979; Ord. 5557, 2011)
The Airport Commission shall annually elect one of its regular members as chairperson, one of its regular members as vice chairperson, and such other officers as it may desire. The chairperson shall not serve more than two consecutive terms of one year each. The Commission shall cause to be kept a complete record of all its proceedings. A majority of the regular members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business of the Commission. In the event the City Council delegates the power to approve the execution of any agreement, lease, contract or the expenditure of funds to the Airport Commission, four regular member votes shall be required to pass any action exercising such authority.
(Ord. 3726 §2, 1975; Ord. 5203, 2001; Ord. 5557, 2011)
The Airport Commission shall meet regularly once a month and at such other times as deemed necessary by the Commission.
(Ord. 3726 §2, 1975)
The Airport Commission shall have the power and duty to advise the City Council regarding the following:
A. 
Appointment of Airport Director. The selection and appointment of an Airport Director for the management of the Airport.
B. 
Contracts, agreements and leases. The terms and conditions of all contracts and agreements pertaining to the operation of the Airport, and those leases which have terms for periods of longer than five years or which involve Special Circumstances as defined in Section 18.44.075.C. Any matter required to be accomplished by ordinance of the City Council under the City Charter shall not be binding upon the City until the effective date of the ordinance adopted by the City Council.
C. 
Rules and regulations. The promulgation of rules and regulations related to operation and maintenance of the Airport, including the fixing of rates, tolls, fees, rents, charges, or other payments to be made or received in connection with operation of the Airport.
D. 
Financial plans and budgets. The preparation of the financial plan and the budget for the operation of the Airport.
E. 
Airport development plans. The preparation and submission for approval of the development plans of the Airport.
F. 
Airport resolutions. The preparation of resolutions regarding matters pertaining to the Airport.
(Ord. 3726 §2, 1975; Ord. 5337, 2004; Ord. 5557, 2011)
A. 
Authority of Airport Commission to approve and Airport Director to execute leases. Pursuant to the authority of Charter Section 812, the Airport Commission shall have the authority to review and approve on behalf of the City, and the Airport Director shall have the authority to execute, those leases, lease amendments, lease extensions, lease assignments and aeronautical permits for Airport-owned property or aviation activity which have a term of not longer than five years or which do not involve Special Circumstances as defined in subsection C of this section.
B. 
Appeal. A prospective lessee under a lease or prospective aeronautical permit holder under an aeronautical permit that is denied by the Airport Commission may appeal the action of the Airport Commission denying the lease to the City Council. The procedures for such an appeal shall be as provided in Section 1.30.050.
C. 
Special circumstances. The term "Special Circumstances" as used in this section shall mean those leases which, in the discretion of the Airport Director or the Airport Commission, involve issues of public interest, including, but not limited to, environmental, land use, or other issues that may be of concern to the general public.
(Ord. 5337, 2004; Ord. 5557, 2011)
After the effective date of this chapter, services provided by City departments and offices to the Airport shall continue to be provided under existing arrangements until such time as the City Council does approve other arrangements.
(Ord. 3726 §2, 1975)