The Flagler County Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 18 appointed seven members to an Airport Master Plan Update Working Group and voted to direct county staff to update the airport’s rules and regulations within 18 months.

The working group will be advisory to the board and subject to Florida’s Sunshine Law, Roy Seager, director of the Flagler Executive Airport, told the commission. “In February 2025, the Flagler County Board of Commissioners approved the formation of the Airport Master Plan Update Working Group through the adoption resolution 25‑11,” Seager said, adding the group will include seven members with expertise in aviation, business and economic development, planning, infrastructure and commercial real estate.

Why it matters: The master plan and the linked business plan will guide development, capital projects and policy for the county‑owned airport. Seager told the board FDOT and FAA funding is in place to support both the master plan and a business plan; he also said the process will begin once a pending FDOT item is returned and estimated it would start in September.

Appointments and vote: Commissioners cast ballots selecting seven appointees from 11 candidates presented by airport staff. Seager recited the names the commission selected: Donald Turlington; Charles Roselle; Ray Rickey; Bruce Parker; Bill Lyon; Richard Clump; and Colleen Conklin. Seager tallied votes and confirmed those seven were the highest vote‑getters.

Rules update motion: Commissioner Kearney moved that staff plan to update the airport rules and regulations that date to 2008 and return with an updated draft in 12 months; commissioners later amended the timeframe to 18 months after hearing from Seager about concurrent airport projects. The board voted in favor; the motion passed with no opposition. Seager told commissioners that funding for the update is available in the airport’s report funds.

Context and next steps: Seager said the airport master plan process typically takes 15–18 months; the business plan will be done in parallel now that FDOT and FAA funding arrangements have been clarified. The working group will be convened by the airport director when funding paperwork is complete and meeting dates will be set at that time.

Quotes in context: Seager described the working group as advisory and subject to the Sunshine Law. Commissioner Kearney moved the rules update and later agreed to extend the completion timeline to 18 months after Seager said the airport has multiple concurrent projects.

Provenance: Discussion and votes on the working group and rules update were recorded in the Aug. 18 meeting (topic introduction at the airport director presentation and concluding when the board approved the rules‑update motion).