Airport Advisory Board

Continuously studies airport and aviation needs in the area and makes recommendations to the Council for the development and use of the airport. The City Council makes seven appointments to this twelve member board. All must have an interest and familiarity with the subject of aviation and must be registered voters of the City of Columbia. The length of terms is four years, with openings occurring in May.

Members & Terms:

Gregory Cecil - Term Ending May 16, 2011
John Riddick - Term Ending May 16, 2011
William Carner - Term Ending May 16, 2012
Leon Hoffsette - Term Ending May 16, 2012
Matthew Jenne - Term Ending May 16, 2013
Annette Sobel - Term Ending May 16, 2013
Robert Hunter - Term Ending May 16, 2014
Ron Craft (Jefferson City Appointee)
Randy Eckley (Ashland Appointee)
Kelly Hewitt (Boone County Appointee)
Gene Allen (Fulton Appointee)
Gary Laffoon (Missouri CORE Partnership, Inc. Appointee)

Establishing Legislation:

Sec. 3-21. Creation; membership.
(a)        There shall be an airport advisory board composed of thirteen (13) members. Seven (7) members shall be appointed by the council to serve without compensation for a term of four (4) years. These members shall be persons deemed by the council to be specially interested in and familiar with the subject of aviation and shall be registered voters of the city. The governing bodies of Boone County, Jefferson City, Fulton and Ashland shall each appoint one member. The board of directors of Missouri CORE Partnership, Inc. shall appoint one nonvoting member. The director or the director's designee shall be a nonvoting member.
(b)        Vacancies in council appointed positions shall be filled by the council for the unexpired terms only.
(Ord. No. 10665, § 1(3.090), 8-5-85; Ord. No. 12514, § 1, 2-19-90; Ord. No. 16296, § 1, 12-20-99; Ord. No. 20440, § 1, 10-5-09)

Sec. 3-22. Powers and duties.
The board shall make a continuous study of airport needs and of aviation in the area, and shall make recommendations to the council for the development and use of the airport. During June of each year, the board shall select a secretary, who shall keep a record of its activities and action, a chair, who shall be the presiding officer of the board, and a vice chair who shall preside in the absence of the chair. The chair and vice chair must be members appointed by the council.
(Ord. No. 10665, § 1(3.100), 8-5-85; Ord. No. 16296, § 1, 12-20-99)

Sec. 3-23. Meetings; attendance; quorum.
The board shall hold regular meetings at such times as it shall fix, and other meetings at the call of the chair. The city manager shall receive notice of all meetings of the board. The chair of the board is authorized to excuse any member from attendance at a board meeting; provided, that the member requested to be excused before the meeting. Any member who is absent, without being excused, from twenty-five (25) per cent of the regular board meetings held in a calendar year shall automatically forfeit the office. Any member who is absent, without being excused, from three (3) consecutive regular meetings shall automatically forfeit the office. It shall be the duty of the chair to promptly notify the council of the vacancy. A quorum for the transaction of business at such meetings shall be a majority of the duly appointed voting members of the board.
(Ord. No. 10665, § 1(3.110), 8-5-85; Ord. No. 17658, § 1, 4-21-03)