Speaker 1 summarized a draft fixed‑base operator (FBO) agreement and a staffing model in which the city hires a part‑time, on‑site airport employee to manage daily airport operations, perform maintenance and file NOTAMs with the FAA. "Under this new agreement, the city would hire a part time airport employee to be on-site at the airport and, and and do airport management maintenance, the day to day stuff, do NOTAMs to the FAA and so forth," Speaker 1 said.

The proposal pairs hourly wages with a housing concession: the city would make a house available on airport property at a below‑market rent in exchange for the resident providing on‑site security. Speaker 1 gave an illustrative market rent of about $1,800 and an example reduced rent of $1,400, and added the city would require timecards and that the employee’s priority of employment would be to the city. "We will pay that employee an hourly basis. They will be accountable to the city like any other department head and work for the city," Speaker 1 said.

The draft agreement limits the FBO’s authority: the FBO would operate aeronautical services, pay utilities for hangar and pilot lounge, and carry industry‑standard insurance, but would not operate the airport, control the fuel system, or have authority to bind the city. Fuel operations were deliberately left out of the FBO agreement because a third party currently manages fuel and the city has liability concerns. "If somebody gets water in their engine and it stalls and they crash ... the city is gonna be named on that lawsuit," Speaker 1 said, explaining the city will check insurance exposure before deciding whether to take fuel under city management.

Board members signaled support for the city-led oversight approach. Speakers 2, 4 and 5 voiced agreement that "the city needs to be in control." Speaker 3, a public commenter who identified himself as Matt Jegas (hangar owner), said he was "very excited about AWOS" and raised questions about how an on‑call, part‑time employee would be scheduled and how hours would be treated under labor laws.

No formal vote on the FBO agreement or hiring approach was recorded during this meeting. Speaker 1 said the new FBO principals will complete a walk‑through and the city could post a job listing for a part‑time airport manager if needed. The meeting ended after a procedural adjournment motion that carried.

Next steps: staff intends to finalize the draft FBO contract language, discuss employment and tax issues with the city attorney and HR, interview any proposed FBO‑recommended candidate, and post a part‑time airport manager position if transition tasks require a city hire.