Airport commission votes not to establish bulk fuel discount for local pilots

At a recent City Airport Commission meeting, commissioners voted to not establish a bulk fuel discount for local pilots, acting on staff research and a motion to record the board's decision.

The motion to "not establish a fuel discount of any sort due to the findings that the manager has" was made during the agenda item discussing a proposed discount, and commissioners voted to carry the motion by roll call.

The decision followed staff research presented to the commission. A commissioner moved that the commission not adopt any bulk discount after members reviewed the manager's findings; the motion was recorded and carried on a unanimous roll call.

During the roll call, Parsons, Loverson, Kensing and Mossberg each answered yes when asked to record their votes. No abstentions or no votes were recorded in the transcript.

The commission did not specify a second to the motion in the meeting record. The item was described on the agenda as "Discussion/action to establish the bulk fuel discount for local pilots." The commission recorded the formal action to not establish a bulk discount and moved on to subsequent agenda items.

The motion recorded in the meeting transcript reads (verbatim): "I make a motion to not establish a fuel discount of any sort due to the findings that the manager has." The transcript also includes procedural clarification from a member about how the motion should be voted on and then the roll call of members confirming the motion.

No ordinance, statue, or external authority was cited in the transcript in support of the motion or the decision. The commission did not provide a timetable for revisiting fuel-pricing policy during the recorded discussion.

The commission moved to the next agenda item after the vote.