Chapter 2.50
QUILLAYUTE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Sections:

2.50.010  Charter.

2.50.020  Membership.

2.50.030  Ex officio members.

2.50.040  Terms of service.

2.50.050  Meetings.

2.50.060  Attendance.

2.50.070  Quorum.

2.50.080  Officers.

2.50.010 Charter.

There shall be created a Quillayute Airport advisory committee, as described elsewhere within this chapter, that shall have the following scope of work:

(1) The committee will serve solely as an advisory body to the Forks city council on the matters related to the airport’s growth and development.

(2) This committee shall be the "core" membership of any federal, state, or local initiated planning effort associated with the airport; provided, that the council may add additional individuals to assist in any planning effort; however, these added individuals are only associated with the planning effort for which they were added.

(3) The committee shall provide advice to the city council in all matters related to the airport, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Long range planning and policy;

(b) Safety issues;

(c) Development and revenue production;

(d) Fees and leases;

(e) Maintenance;

(f) Neighborhood relations;

(g) Promotion;

(h) Monitoring development and use to ensure consistency with the long range planning objectives;

(i) Other matters as directed by the city council and/or the mayor. (Ord. 456 § 1, 1999)

2.50.020 Membership.

Membership of the committee shall be as follows:

(1) A staff member from the city of Forks appointed by the mayor;

(2) A member of the city council;

(3) A citizen living in the city of Forks recommended by the mayor and approved by the city council;

(4) A current, licensed pilot recommended by the mayor and approved by the city council;

(5) A person to be chosen by the Quileute Tribal Council;

(6) A person living adjacent to or within two miles of the airport property recommended by the mayor and approved by the city council;

(7) A person living within or operating a business within western Clallam County recommended by the mayor and approved by the city council.

Members may designate an alternate, that the council approves, that may attend the meetings in their place. (Ord. 456 § 2, 1999)

2.50.030 Ex officio members.

The mayor may appoint ex officio members to the committee. Said members shall not count for the purposes of quorum, nor shall they be allowed to vote on issues before the committee. The ex officio members should be representative of federal, state or local agencies or interest groups whose input and participation in the committee’s activities would ensure that there is a better level of discussion and advice given to the council. (Ord. 456 § 3, 1999)

2.50.040 Terms of service.

The term of service on the committee shall be for two years or at the pleasure of the mayor with the approval of the council, whichever is longer. Sixty days prior to the expiration of the term of service, the committee’s chair shall inform the city of the upcoming vacancy to ensure that the public is notified of the future opening on the committee and to solicit letters of interest to serve on the committee where applicable. (Ord. 542 § 1, 2006; Ord. 456 § 4, 1999)

2.50.050 Meetings.

All meetings shall be public meetings in compliance with state law. Meetings shall be held quarterly, unless otherwise called by the city, with an annual meeting calendar established during the first meeting of each calendar year. Meeting minutes shall be taken and provided to the mayor, the city council, commitee members and others having made a request for the minutes. (Ord. 542 § 2, 2006; Ord. 456 § 5, 1999)

2.50.060 Attendance.

Three unexcused absences in a year will result in the resignation of that individual from the committee, unless there are extenuating circumstances. An unexcused absence is one where the committee member failed to communicate that they would be absent to the committee chair and/or the assigned support staff for the committee. (Ord. 456 § 6, 1999)

2.50.070 Quorum.

The committee shall only take action when there is a quorum of the members listed within FMC 2.50.020. Quorum is defined as being a simple majority of the members listed within FMC 2.50.020. (Ord. 456 § 7, 1999)

2.50.080 Officers.

The committee shall be chaired by a representative of the city who will be responsible for the formation of the agenda, the providing of notice for the meetings, and the providing for the taking of minutes. (Ord. 542 § 3, 2006; Ord. 456 § 8, 1999)