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Rangeley revises airport commission bylaws and pauses appointments pending legal review; one appointment extended
Summary
Rangeley’s Board of Selectmen adopted revised bylaws for the Rangeley Municipal (Stephen A. Bean) Airport Commission on June 16, changing membership to a five-member panel with up to two alternates and directing staff to send the bylaws for legal review.
Rangeley’s Board of Selectmen took up a months-long review of the airport commission on June 16, adopting a revised set of bylaws that change membership and the appointment process and addressing several outstanding appointments.
During a workshop on the airport commission bylaws, commissioners and members of the commission discussed residency and alternate-member rules, the makeup of the commission, and how the town should treat current members whose terms were expiring. Multiple commission members urged that, because of limited local expertise on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) matters, the commission allow up to two nonresident taxpayers so the commission could retain specialized knowledge.
After discussion the Board voted to adopt updated bylaws for the Rangeley Municipal (Stephen A. Bean) Airport Commission that specify a five-member volunteer commission with up to two alternates and require at least three residents; the bylaws also update the appointment process and remove an automatic reinstatement clause. The Board’s motion to adopt the bylaws passed; the revised bylaws will be forwarded for legal review, the chair said.
On consent the Board voted to appoint Larry Coop to the Airport Commission for a three-year term. Later in the meeting the Board also voted to extend Larry Coop’s term for 30 days to allow staff time to collect and review other outstanding applications and to bring a fuller slate of candidates to the Board.
Several commission members requested equitable treatment for current members whose reappointment paperwork had not been acted on earlier; one commissioner said it would be fair either to reappoint all then-current members or none, and the Board discussed handling those existing records while the bylaws change was finalized.
The Board asked staff to submit the revised bylaws to town counsel for legal review before finalizing appointment actions and to return applications collected during the extension period to the Board for formal action.
