[Code 1969, § 2-99]
The airport commission is hereby established.
[Code 1969, § 2-99]
(a)
The airport commission shall consist of seven members. Six of the
members shall be chosen from the citizens of the City without regard
to political party affiliation and with reference to their fitness
to formulate the policies and perform the duties prescribed for the
airport commission by this article. During the month of April of each
year two such members shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the consent
and approval of the City Council, and each member so appointed shall
serve a term of three years and until his successor is appointed and
qualifies. The seventh member shall be a member of the City Council
appointed by the Mayor, with the same powers and duties as the other
members of the commission, except that such Councilmember shall not
be an officer of the commission. Such Councilmember shall be appointed
by the Mayor annually during the month of April each year and shall
serve until his successor is appointed and qualifies. The Mayor shall
be an ex officio member without vote, except that in case of a tie
vote he shall cast the deciding vote. Any vacancy in the appointed
membership of the airport commission shall be filled when it occurs
for the unexpired term in the same manner as an original appointment.
(b)
The member of the City Council appointed to the airport commission
shall be a liaison between the airport commission and the City Council
and shall report to the Council concerning the activities of the airport
commission. He shall also take back to the airport commission such
recommendations and suggestions as may be offered or proposed by the
Council.
[Code 1969, § 2-100]
[Code 1969, § 2-101]
The members of the airport commission shall meet in the City
Council chamber each year within 10 days following the appointment
of new members and shall organize by electing one of their members
as president, and one as secretary, and by the election of such other
officers as they may deem necessary. They shall make and adopt such
bylaws, rules and regulations for the management, maintenance and
operation of the Butler Municipal Airport as they shall deem expedient.
[Code 1969, § 2-102]
The construction, maintenance, operation and management of the
Butler Municipal Airport are hereby declared to be functions of the
City government, and all officers and members of the airport commission
are hereby relieved of any and all legal liability which may arise
from construction, operation and maintenance of the Butler Municipal
Airport, and the airport commission shall be protected from claims
by adequate insurance and legal counsel provided by the City. Any
insurance needs shall be procured by action of the City Council. The
foregoing shall not relieve airport commission members of fiscal honesty
and responsibilities.
[Code 1969, § 2-103]
(a)
The airport commission shall control the expenditure of money collected
to the credit of the Butler Municipal Airport fund, and the equipping
of the airport and the grounds and other property, real and personal,
belonging to the airport. All money from taxes, operating revenues,
donations and other sources shall be deposited in the treasury of
the City to the credit of the Butler Municipal Airport fund, and drawn
upon by the vouchers of the proper officers of the airport commission.
(b)
The airport commission shall employ such help, professional and otherwise,
as may be necessary to carry out the spirit and intent of the provisions
of this article. All such assistants and employees shall serve at
the pleasure of the airport commission.
(c)
Any taxes that may be levied according to the provisions of state
statutes in such cases made and provided shall be levied and collected
in the same manner as the regular municipal taxes.
[Code 1969, § 2-104]
The airport commission is hereby empowered to act in the name
of the City to enter into and obtain such options, contracts, deeds
and other legal instruments as may be necessary for the management,
maintenance and operation of the Butler Municipal Airport, subject
to the needs and fiscal resources of the airport commission. The airport
commission may utilize other City-owned equipment and City personnel
utilities as may be available, the costs of such being charged against
the Butler Municipal Airport as a book charge.
[Code 1969, § 2-105]
The Butler Municipal Airport shall be self-sustaining insofar
as finances are concerned, and the airport commission shall so operate
the municipal airport so as to provide for the upkeep, maintenance
and operation thereof from the revenue received from the operations
of the airport.
