Firebaugh Municipal Code § 2-8 Airport Advisory Board

The Airport Advisory Board of the City of Firebaugh is hereby established.

[Ord. #80-4, 2d]

a. The Airport Advisory Board of the City shall be composed of a total of five members, four of whom shall be residents of the City and one at large member who shall reside within the area serviced by the airport, which is designated as the most distant residence of an individual permanently basing an aircraft at the airport. The members of the Board shall be appointed by the City Council. These appointments shall be for a period of three years each, with the terms of members so staggered that the terms of no more than three members shall expire in any one year. In the event of death or resignation of a member the vacancy may be filled for the unexpired term. The term of all members shall extend until their successors are qualified; provided, that three successive unexcused or unexplained absences from any meeting shall be in effect a resignation for which a successor may forthwith be appointed.

b. All members shall serve without pay. However, members of the Board may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in connection with their duties upon authorization or ratification by the Board and approval of such expenditures by the Council.

c. Notwithstanding paragraph a hereof, any member of the Airport Advisory Board of the City of Firebaugh, California, may be removed by a majority vote of the Council, upon motion of any member of the Council.

The Board shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from among its own members, each of whom shall serve for one year and until his successor is elected and qualified. The chairman shall preside at all meetings and exercise all the usual rights, duties and prerogations of the head of any similar organization. The chairman shall have the power to administer oaths and to take evidence. The vice chairman shall perform the duties of the chairman in the absence or disability of the chairman. Vacancies created by any cause shall be filled by the City Council for appointments.

[Ord. #80-4, 4D]

It shall be the duty of the Airport Advisory Board to:

a. Develop and recommend policies and procedures for the safe and proper operation of the airport.

b. Develop the Airport Master Plan in coordination with the City engineer and City Manager to include the Six-Year Plan for the State Transportation Improvement Plan.

c. Develop phased plan to provide for an eventual "fixed base operator" at the airport.

d. To research and make recommendations to the City Council for capital improvements on the municipal airport.

e. To advise City Council, through the Manager, on the implementation and compliance with the Airport Master Plan Program.

f. The function of the Airport Advisory Board is advisory in nature and the final decision on any recommendations made remains the sole responsibility of the City Council.

g. Minutes of all meetings will be furnished to the Manager to be included with the next succeeding City Council packet following the Board meeting.

[Ord. #80-4, 5D]

a. The Board shall provide in its rules for its meetings; provided, that special meetings may be called by the chairman, or in his absence, the vice chairman. Any three members of the Board may make written request to the chairman for a special meeting and in the event such meeting is not called, such members may call such special meeting in such manner and form as may be provided in the Board rules.

b. Three members shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of members present at any meeting shall be required for passage of any matter before the Board at such meeting. The minutes of the meeting shall reflect the "ayes" and "noes" cast on a particular measure and shall reflect the vote of each member present. A member may abstain from voting only upon a declaration that he has a conflict of interest, in which case such member shall take no part in the deliberations on the matter in question. The vote of any member who fails to declare his vote shall be recorded as an "aye" vote, provided that he is not exempt from voting by reason of a declared conflict of interest.

[Ord. #80-4, 6D]

The Board may make recommendations as to fees and charges for users of the municipal airport facilities.