[Adopted 5-27-1968 (Ch. II, Art. 35)]
In accordance with Article VII, Section 2(a) of the City Charter, there is hereby established an Airport Department.
It shall be the function of this Department:
A. 
Management of Municipal Airport. To operate and maintain all services and facilities connected with the Municipal Airport.
B. 
Rules and regulations. To promulgate from time to time rules and regulations which are reasonably required for the prudent, safe and efficient operation of Bangor International Airport.[1] Said rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with any leases or other agreements between the City and tenants or other users of the airport facilities, nor shall they be inconsistent with the rules and regulations of any state or federal agency having jurisdiction with respect thereto.
[Amended 7-12-1971]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 54, Airport Rules.
C. 
Development. To assist the Department of Community and Economic Development in locating potential industrial and commercial firms within the airport complex.
[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339]
D. 
Services from other departments. To enter into agreements with other City departments for services as may from time to time be required.
[Amended 11-24-1969; 6-12-1972; 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339; 12-27-2000 by Ord. No. 01-58; 6-22-2015 by Ord. No. 15-203; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
There is hereby authorized and established the position of Airport Director. The Airport Director shall supervise the entire operation of the Airport Department. This position shall be included in the Personnel Classification and Compensation Plan for the City of Bangor. The Airport Director shall be appointed by the City Manager on the basis of merit and fitness alone, subject to the confirmation by the City Council.
A. 
Represent City. The Airport Director and/or the City Manager shall represent the City in all airport matters before the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Department of Transportation and such other agencies as deemed necessary.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 54, Airport Rules.
B. 
Monthly report to City Manager. The Airport Director shall make a report to the City Manager before the first Council meeting of each month as to the business of their Department during the preceding month.
C. 
Other duties. The Airport Director shall prepare plans, standards and directives as required by the FAA or other federal agency for the operation of the airport and promulgate, subject to the approval of the appropriate Council committee, such plans, standards or directives in the form of rules and regulations of the airport as provided in § 28-4B. In preparation of required security directives, the Airport Director and the Police Chief shall, for the safety of the traveling public, cooperate to provide maximum protection against hijacking, bomb explosions, bomb threats, civil disturbance, vandalism, property destruction or other violence. The Director shall also perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the City Manager, or any applicable federal, state or local laws or ordinances.
There is hereby created a separate Airport Fund for the purpose of recording revenues, expenditures, depreciation and capital accounts (in accordance with the National Airport Act of 1958, as amended).
[Amended 11-24-1969; 12-27-2000 by Ord. No. 01-58]
The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute and deliver all leases of rentable land and buildings within the confines of the airport, subject to the approval of the appropriate Council committee or a majority thereof.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 28-8, Residency requirements, as amended, was repealed 6-22-2015 by Ord. No. 15-203.