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Erie airport advisory board ranks applicants, recommends three incumbents and one new member for council consideration
Summary
The Erie Airport Economic Development Advisory Board reviewed eight applications for four open seats, applied the ordinance's aviation/economic‑development balance, and forwarded recommendations — three reappointments and one nominee — to the town clerk for council appointment consideration April 28.
At its March 19 meeting, the Erie Airport Economic Development Advisory Board reviewed eight candidates for four upcoming openings and agreed on a ranked recommendation the clerk will forward to town council.
Clerk/staff explained the process: board members who were seeking reappointment were asked to step out while the remaining members reviewed and privately ranked the eight applications; the clerk will compile the ranked sheets and prepare a recommendation to council, which will make the final appointments at its April 28 meeting. "The current advisory board is making a recommendation to council for who you would like to fill those four seats," the clerk said, and described a confidential ranking process to establish the board's top choices.
Ordinance requirement and balance: staff reminded the board that the adopting ordinance requires at least three members with economic‑development experience and at least three with aviation experience among the seven membership slots. That balance informed members’ deliberations as they considered applicants' professional backgrounds and community involvement.
Deliberation and informal results: board members discussed individual applicants’ qualifications and potential conflicts of interest (for example, whether an applicant who serves on an HOA would need to recuse on related votes). After private ranking, the clerk reported the board's unofficial recommendation: reappointment of Kevin Kane and Lyle Martin and the reappointment of the member listed in the packet (announced by the clerk as Michael in the result), and selection of Steve Tobin to replace the departing member. Dave Wallace was listed as the next alternate should any recommended nominee decline.
Next steps: the clerk will prepare the official recommendation for the council packet; council will consider appointments at its April 28 meeting. The board then moved to an executive session to discuss real‑property negotiation strategy under Colorado Revised Statutes CRS 24‑6‑402(4)(c) and property transaction considerations under CRS 24‑6‑402(4)(a), and adjourned the regular meeting portion for that session.
The board asked that members seeking reappointment voluntarily step out during deliberations to avoid any perception of bias; the clerk reiterated the public nature of the meeting but said the temporary absence policy was intended to preserve fairness. The recommendation announced by the clerk is unofficial until the council acts on April 28.
