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Commissioners unanimously approve personnel policies and airport contract and fee updates
Summary
At a May 12 meeting the Knox County Commission approved three county leave policies, a revised deputy finance director job description, an amendment to the airport concession agreement and multiple airport fee and parking program updates; all motions passed 3-0.
At its May 12, 2026 meeting in Rockland, the Knox County Commission approved a package of personnel policies and a series of airport agreements and fee updates, with each motion passing on a 3-0 vote.
Commissioner Morgan E.F. Hynd moved to approve the Knox County Earned Paid Leave Policy; Commissioner Marc J. Ratner seconded the motion, and the commission approved it unanimously. The commission then approved a Knox County Maine Paid Family Leave Act policy and a Knox County Family Medical Leave Act policy; each motion was moved by Commissioner Hynd, seconded by Commissioner Ratner, and carried 3-0.
The commission approved a revised job description for the Deputy Finance Director after a motion by Commissioner Hynd and a second by Commissioner Ratner; the vote was 3-0. The record does not include additional detail about the content of the revision.
The commission also authorized an amendment to the concessionaire agreement with Budget Rent-A-Car System and approved an agreement with Vector Airport System, LLC; both motions were moved by Commissioner Hynd, seconded by Commissioner Ratner, and approved 3-0. In the same series of votes, the commission approved updates to the Knox County Regional Airport landing fee program and the airport aircraft parking program, each on a 3-0 vote.
Several items were listed on the meeting agenda under "Discussion Items"—including a budget process update, a corrections transition update, an easement discussion (DDK), towing for law enforcement and dispatch, and courthouse security—but the minutes provide no substantive remarks, proposals or votes tied to those items.
The commission approved a motion to adjourn (moved by Commissioner Marc J. Ratner and seconded by Commissioner Morgan E.F. Hynd) on a 3-0 vote and adjourned the meeting at 3:14 p.m.
