Chowchilla Municipal Code Ch. 2.26 Airport Advisory Committee

The airport advisory committee exists by virtue of the Government Code of the state of California and the order of the city council of the city. The committee will follow The Brown Act of the Government Code of the state of California. Robert's Rules of Order will be utilized for general rules of procedure under the direction of the chair.

(Ord. 431-06 § 3 (part), 2006)

The airport advisory committee shall consist of five members. All members shall reside in Madera County, should have some knowledge or connection to aeronautics and at least three members shall be residents of the city of Chowchilla. Those applicants demonstrating the experience, knowledge, civic-mindedness and/or community involvement deemed by the city council to be of sufficient merit, and without direct financial conflict of interest, to best serve the interests of the committee shall be given preference. The city council has determined that preference will also be given, but is not determinative, to representation from the local pilots' association and fixed-based operators (herein FBOs) with company operations sited on or adjacent to the municipal airport. No more than two FBOs shall be appointed to the airport advisory committee. Should applications be received that are insufficient to satisfy appointments meeting the preferred qualifications, the city council reserves the option to appoint members without regard to such preferred qualifications. Preferred qualifications are guidelines for the city council and not definitive or controlling as to final action on appointments by the city council.

All members of the airport advisory committee shall serve without compensation.

(Ord. 431-06 § 3 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 501-20, § 1, 3-24-2020)

Upon appointment, members of the airport advisory committee shall serve for a term of four years calculated from January 1 of the year of appointment, or until their successors are appointed. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms of the member(s) whose office is vacant in the same manner as such member(s) received original appointment. If a vacancy occurs in a manner other than by expiration of a term, it shall be filled by the city council's appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.

The city administrator, or designated representative, shall serve as an ex-officio ad hoc member with an unlimited term.

Each January at its first meeting, or as soon thereafter as reasonably possible, the members shall elect from its membership a chair and vice chair as officers. The officers shall hold office for the calendar year in which they are elected and/or until their successors are elected and sworn into office.

The committee shall adopt rules and regulations to govern proceedings and shall, by vote, set a location, time and day for regular meetings which shall be held at least once each quarter unless there is a lack of business, and shall determine the manner in which special meetings may be held and the notice given subject to the approval of city council.

Committee members are expected to attend all scheduled meetings. The city council wants the benefit of the full committee's judgment. Members must not miss three consecutive regular meetings, or more than twenty-five percent of all meetings during the calendar year. Whenever possible, Members should notify the city staff representative within twenty-four hours of a scheduled meeting if unable to attend a meeting. If a member of the committee is absent without cause and does not meet the attendance requirements as specified, his/her position becomes vacant automatically. The designated staff representative shall immediately notify the city clerk's office of the attendance violation, who will report this information to the city council. A committee member shall be relieved of his/her responsibilities for lack of attendance by majority vote of the city council.

At a minimum of once year calendar year, the committee shall meet jointly with the city council for the purpose of reviewing goals and visions of the city and the city council, purpose and commitment of the committee, and address any issues of concern.

(Ord. 431-06 § 3 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 455-10, § 2, 2-8-2010; Ord. No. 501-20, § 2, 3-24-2020)

It is the intention of the city council that the committee will serve in an advisory capacity only to the city council and staff on matters involving the Chowchilla Municipal Airport. The airport advisory committee shall have the following duties:

A. To coordinate and constructively encourage public use of the Chowchilla Municipal Airport;

B. To act in an advisory capacity to the city council on the general operation, improvements and development of the Chowchilla Municipal Airport;

C. To act in an advisory capacity to the city council in the development of a comprehensive program, with immediate, intermediate and long-range goals for the operation and improvement of the Chowchilla Municipal Airport;

D. To act in an advisory capacity to the city council, in cooperation with the city planning commission, on the development of land surrounding the airport or land development which would affect the operation of the airport;

E. To review and comment on the annual budget for the Chowchilla Municipal Airport during the process of the development of the preliminary budget and to make recommendations thereon to the city council;

F. To review annually, in a formal manner, all fees and charges at the Chowchilla Municipal Airport; and

G. To undertake such other duties, in relationship to the Chowchilla Municipal Airport, which may from time to time be assigned by city council.

(Ord. 431-06 § 3 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 501-20, § 3, 3-24-2020)