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ALUC-20-.(Airport Land Use Commission Policy and Procedure Discussion)
Discuss policy questions regarding general principles and procedures of how the Commission operates including the role and duties of individual Commissioners
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Commission conduct a discussion on general principles and procedures of how the Commission operates including the role and duties of individual Commissioners
INTRODUCTION
Over the past several years, staff and the Chair have fielded questions and concerns from individual Commissioners regarding the roles, duties and responsibilities of Commissioners. These conversations have been broad in scope.
At the February 6, 2020 Regular Meeting of the Commission, it was agreed that the Chair would calendar a discussion of this item for consideration by the Commission at an upcoming meeting.
The Chair, in consultation with the staff, has scheduled this discussion to provide an opportunity to review legal factors and Commissioner protocols. The discussion will assist the staff in determining whether further actions are necessary.
DISCUSSION
In order to gain some perspective on these issues, it is worthwhile to contemplate aspects of the Legislature's intent in creating the airport land use commissions across the state. One of the considerations was that a commission would have several members with some form of direct aviation experience. This provision was thought to ensure that, when acting as a single body, the decision-making would benefit from multiple perspectives and varieties of aviation experience.
With this in mind, staff has identified three broad areas of Commission interaction which should be discussed, to wit:
1. Operation of the Commission as One Body,
2. Roles and Responsibilities of Individual Commissioners
3. Relationship of the Commission and Comm...
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