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Commissioners dissolve airport authority, plan county airport fund and advisory board
Summary
The Board adopted a resolution to dissolve the airport authority effective June 30, 2025, making the county the airport sponsor, renaming it Lincoln County Regional Airport, establishing an airport enterprise fund and directing staff to draft bylaws for a five‑member advisory board with staggered terms.
Lincoln County commissioners voted to dissolve the airport authority effective June 30, 2025, transferring airport operations and assets into a new county enterprise fund and changing the facility name to Lincoln County Regional Airport.
County attorney Miss Gilbert told the board the authority was created by a 1996 session law and amended multiple times; the county received written FAA confirmation that it is now the sole sponsor. The resolution calls for the airport to become an enterprise fund managed by the county and for a new departmental structure. The board adopted the resolution after a public hearing with no speakers.
With the transfer, commissioners discussed forming a five‑member advisory airport board composed of members with aviation and business expertise and recommended staggered terms (suggested two‑ and three‑year term staggering). County attorney staff said residency requirements could be waived because the advisory panel is not statutorily required and recommended drafting bylaws to govern terms, membership and subject‑matter expertise. Commissioners directed staff to draft bylaws and return recommendations.
Next steps: staff will prepare bylaws for an airport advisory board, consider residency/expertise criteria, engage a consultant to assist in airport absorption and present a business model and operational plan as the airport becomes a county enterprise fund.
