Marion City Airport Board
By-laws

ARTICLE I

Name of Board

Section I.         Creation of Board

  1. The Marion City Airport Board shall be created by adoption of Resolution No. 10-14 of the Governing Body of the City of Marion.  This board shall consist of five directors appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Council.
  2. A City staff member shall be designated to serve as a non-voting member of the Marion City Airport Board to act as a liaison between the Airport Board and the Marion City Council.  This non-voting member shall not be considered for purposes of determining a quorum of the Board of Directors.

Section II.       Duties and Purpose of the Board

  1. The Marion City Airport Board shall be that of an advisory panel familiar with operations of the Marion Airport whose function is to periodically give advice and make recommendations to the City Administrator concerning capital improvements, airport maintenance and airport safety.  Said recommendations shall be brought before the City Council for discussion and resolution.
  2. The Board will annually review the proposed budget for the Marion City Airport for the next fiscal year and make written comments to the City Administrator on or before June 1 of each calendar year.
  3. If the airport of any part thereof is leased, the lessee and any lease agreement shall be approved by the City Council and a written report given to the Airport Board of directors for their information.
  4. No Board Director on the Marion City Airport Board shall contract to buy from or sell to the Airport any real or personal property, goods or services when such purchase of sale would benefit or appear to benefit said Board Director, except after competitive bids thereon or express permission of the City Council.
  5. The Board of Directors when requested by the City Council shall perform other duties as may be required pertaining to the general aviation needs for the community.
  6. The Marion City Council will finalize special events at the airport planned by either the Board for the Airport of the Marion City Council after both entities have been informed of the planned event.
  7. The Marion City Council will review events that are held annually.

ARTICLE II
Administration

Section I          Term of the Board of Directors

  1. The Board of Directors shall be appointed for a term of three years with the terms on a rotation basis.
  2. The first appointments shall be as follows:
    1. Director with a term of 1/1/11 - 12/31/11
    2. Two Directors with a term of 1/1/11 - 12/31/12
    3. Two Directors with a term of 1/1/11 - 12/31/13
  3. Upon the expiration of a term, a successor will be appointed in a like manner to fill the vacancy.  Each Director will serve a term of three years.
  4. Appointee to fill the remaining term of a director who resigns, moves, or in some way no longer qualifies to be a director, shall serve for the remainder of that director’s appointment.  Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor with approval of the City Council.
  5. Directors shall have no term limits.

Section II        Qualifications of Directors

  1. Majority shall be certified pilots
  2. Two Directors shall be taxpayers who are residents of the City of Marion
  3. Three of the Board of Directors may reside outside the City limits.

ARTICLE III
Organization of Airport Board

Section I        Meetings

  1. The Airport Board shall hold meetings at least quarterly.  Meeting dates and time to be established by the Board and posted at the City Office.  These meetings shall be held at the airport.
  2. Special meetings may be called by the Chairman of the Board when deemed necessary at the request of at least two Directors of the Board.  The request shall designate the purpose of the special meeting.
  3. At a called Special Meeting no business shall be considered other than the matter designated for the special meeting request.
  4. The Board shall adopt a policy of notification of quarterly and special meetings that is in compliance with the Kansas Open Meetings Act. (i.e. Notice to newspaper, and posted at the airport and city office.)  Said notification shall contain in detail the time, place and items to be considered by the Board.
  5. An attendance of a majority of directors at a meeting shall be considered a quorum for the purpose of conducting business of the Board, exercising its powers, and for all other purposes; however, a smaller number may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is obtained.  When a quorum is in attendance, action may be taken by the Board upon a vote of a majority of the directors present.
  6. Any vote on actions brought before the Board shall be entered upon the minutes of the meeting.
  7. Written minutes shall be the official record of the Board.  The minutes shall record the time, place and the directors in attendance.
  8. The Board may record the meetings in an audio format and disseminate such information as established by the policies for the City of Marion.

ARTICLE IV
Offices and Directors Duties

Section I          Officers of the Board of Directors and Duties

  1. The officers of the Board of Directors shall be a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary.
  2. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board.  Chairman shall submit recommendations and information as the Chairman may determine concerning the business affairs and policies of the Board.  The Chairman may appoint directors to carry out any special functions as approved by the majority of the board.
  3. The Vice-Chairman shall perform the duties of the Chairman in the absence or incapacity of the Chairman.  In such case of the resignation or death of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman shall assume all duties as are imposed on the Chairman until a new Chairman has been selected.
  4. The Secretary shall keep all minutes and the records of the Board.  The Minutes of the meetings shall be recorded in a manner that provides a description of the discussion that occurs during the meetings of the Board and shall perform all duties incidental to the office.
  5. The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary shall be elected at the first quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors from the directors of the board and they shall hold their office of one year or until any successors are elected.
  6. In the event the offices of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary should become vacated, the Board shall select a successor at the next regular meeting to fill the balance of the term of the office vacated.
  7. The officers of the Board shall perform such other duties and functions as may be necessary from time to time.

ARTICLE V
Quorum

Section I          Quorum
Three members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum.

ARTICLE VI
Fiscal Year

Section I          Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of the Marion City Airport Advisory Board shall commence on January 1 and shall end on December 31 of each calendar year.

ARTICLE VII
Amendments

Section I          Amendments
The By-Laws may be amended by majority vote of the Board of Directors at a meeting provided the amendment was presented to the Board in writing at the previous meeting.  The amendment to the By-Laws shall be submitted to the City Council for approval to be effective upon such approval.

ARTICLE VII
Approval

Section I          Approval
These By-Laws shall become effective after approval by the Marion City Airport Board and the Marion City Council.

ADOPTED by the Governing Body of the City of Marion, Kansas, the 24th day of January, 2011.

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Mary Olson, Mayor

 

ATTEST:

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Angela Lange, City Clerk

Marion Airport Board

Dick McLinden, Chairman   Skip Sieger, Director  
Ty Zeiner, Vice Chairman   Jim Cloutier, Director  
Jim Davis, Secretary   Doug Kjellin, City Staff Representative  

 

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Approved this 18th day of January, 2011.