Volunteer Airport Advisory Committee Member

The Airport Advisory Committee is an advisory body to the Seaside City Council, the City Manager, and the Public Works Director / City Engineer regarding issues concerning the Seaside Public Airport.

• Assisting the City Council in recognizing community priorities by advising it on airport resource issues.
• Increasing communication between the public, FAA, Oregon Department of Aviation, and all interested parties.
• Identifying pertinent issues regarding the delivery of airport services to the members of the community and its guests.
• Reduce misunderstanding regarding the nature of the delivery of those services.
• Provide a forum for input on airport issues. To accomplish these duties, the Public Airport Committee may :
• Review and make recommendations on Seaside Public Airport policies, practices, and priorities to meet community expectations.
• Provide input and recommendations on resource needs and service expectations from the Seaside Public Airport.
• Provide a public forum for addressing community concerns related to Seaside Public Airport practices and policies;
• Complete other projects, as they are related to the airport, as directed by the City Council;
• Research and recommend short and long-range goals.

Candidates to fill this committee must meet the following criteria :

The committee shall consist of the following seven (7) members : resident of the City of Gearhart, and six (6) members, who are not employees of the City, and at least four (4) of the members shall reside within the City limits who shall serve as members. The Mayor shall appoint one member of the City council as the Council liaison, and the Public Works Director shall be the Staff liaison to the Committee.

The members of the committee shall be selected from, but are not limited to, members of the following groups : person with a demonstrated interest in public airport, educators, private businesspersons, persons with a diversity of ethnic and cultural affiliations, and persons of diverse economic backgrounds and interests.

The members shall serve without salary or compensation of any nature.

All members shall be appointed by the City Council and shall serve for a term of three years. However, three of the first non-permanent members shall be appointed for a term of one year, two years, and three years respectively. As those terms expire, the vacancy will be filled for three-year terms in each case.

Each year, at the first Committee meeting in January, the members shall appoint one of their members as Chairperson and one as Vice-Chairperson. One of the Committee members will serve as Secretary. Minutes of all meetings will be filed with the City Council.

The Committee shall hold regular meetings and the meetings shall be open to the public. Any person appointed by the City Council to serve on this committee who misses three or more regularly scheduled meetings during a 12 month period shall be notified by letter that the position must be vacated. The individual may appeal the decision to the City Council. (A 12-month period is defined as the beginning of January of each calendar year.)

Term of Office : 3 Year