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Airport budget review spotlights hangar rent, fuel sales and manager pay questions
Summary
During the budget workshop the council reviewed airport revenues and expenses, including miscategorized rent lines, potential increases in fuel sales tied to new hangar tenants, and a proposed airport manager salary increase that council asked staff to clarify with comparables.
The Denison City Council spent a sizable portion of its budget workshop reviewing the airport budget, probing revenue projections and a proposed salary increase for the airport manager.
Staff told the council that recent hangar rentals and larger corporate aircraft likely will increase fuel sales but noted that some revenue lines — including hangar rent — may have been entered under the wrong line item in the draft budget. "With all the hangars being full now, he anticipates additional revenues," staff said.
Council members asked the manager to provide clearer detail on a proposed compensation package: the draft budget included a salary line near $80,000 that councilors said needed to be itemized into base pay and part‑time or overtime components. Council requested wage comparables and a breakdown of full‑time versus part‑time and contractor coverage.
Council also discussed equipment maintenance, proposed reductions to certain line items and the removal of underground storage fees for tanks that are no longer in use. Staff said some items could be trimmed but asked for department‑level detail to justify increases.
Why it matters: airport revenue and staffing assumptions affect the enterprise’s balance and the city’s budget; clearer line-item detail will be needed before the council adopts final numbers.
Next steps: staff to return with a breakdown of the proposed airport manager pay, clarified revenue-line assignments (hangar vs. land rent), and updated maintenance and fuel-sale projections.
