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Houghton County approves hiring of local resident as airport manager
Summary
At a special meeting Oct. 31, the Houghton County Board of Commissioners approved the Airport Committee's recommendation to hire Casey Polkinghorne as airport manager in a 4-0 vote; the recommendation was drafted by Dennis Hext. Commissioner Gretchen Janssen was absent.
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 31 approved the hiring of Casey Polkinghorne as the county’s airport manager, voting 4-0 at a special meeting in the courthouse.
Chairman Tom Tikkanen said the recommendation was drafted by Dennis Hext under the Airport Committee’s direction and described Polkinghorne as a local candidate. Commissioner Glenn Anderson moved to approve the Airport Committee’s recommendation; Commissioner Joel Keranen seconded. The motion carried with Anderson, Keranen, Tikkanen and Roy Britz voting yes and Commissioner Gretchen Janssen absent.
The hiring motion did not state salary, start date or contract details in the meeting minutes. The board made the change to the agenda so the airport item could be heard earlier because a participant needed to leave the meeting, according to the meeting record.
The meeting adjourned at 10:40 a.m.
