Airport Commission

Taunton Municipal Airport Commission Minutes of Meeting May 25, 2023 Commissioners: Kenneth Gibson - Chairman Stephen Rogers - Vice Chairman Robert Adams Jonathan LeMaire Craig Foley Burton Schriber Zena Shivers Airport Manager: Interim Kenneth Gibson Treasurer/Secretary Zena Shivers Meeting called to order at 12:00 P.M. 1. Roll call taken: Robert Adams - Present Craig Foley - Present Ken Gibson - Present Burton Schriber - Present Jonathan LeMaire- Absent Stephen Rogers - Present Zena Shivers - Absent 2. Public Input: No public input was given. 3. Airport Engineers: Airport Solutions Group – Craig Schuster No Engineers report given at this time. The above represents the author’s recollection of the meeting discussed and agreements made. Please notify the author of any errors or omissions within one week of issuance, otherwise this record shall stand as an accurate representation of the meeting. 4. Secretary Report – March / April 2023 as distributed. Burton made motion to approve as distributed. Bob Adams seconded. All in favor 5. Treasurer’s Report – No treasury reports reviewed at this meeting. 6. Airport Manager Update: Discussion was held regarding the qualification and hiring status of new interim airport manager Andrew Estus. Chairman Gibson opened the floor for discussion on a roll call vote regarding approving the one-year probationary contract for interim airport manager. Burton Schriber made the motion and Craig Foley seconded the motion. A round table discussion was held regarding the said candidate’s qualifications and experience and if the contract as written was to be executed with said individual. All commissioners agreed that the candidate sufficed the qualifications and agreed to move forward with executing the contract. Roll Call Vote to Approve the Contract for Andrew Estus Robert Adams - Yes Craig Foley – Yes Burton Schriber – Yes Steve Rogers- Yes Ken Gibson - Yes Chairman Gibson requested an additional motion be made for clarity as requested by city solicitor to have airport commission approve chairman of commission to sign the agreement on behalf of commission. Chairman Gibson explained that at the annual election of officers, the motion is made once selecting the chair and vice-chair, that an additional motion is also made to allow both the chair and vice-chair in the absence of the chair to sign all necessary documents on behalf of the commission. Motion was made by Robert Adams to confirm that the Chair and Vice-Chair in the absence of the Chair have signatory authority to execute all contracts and legal documents on behalf of the airport commission. Burton Schriber seconded the motion. Robert Adams - Yes Craig Foley – Yes Burton Schriber – Yes Steve Rogers- Yes Ken Gibson - Yes The above represents the author’s recollection of the meeting discussed and agreements made. Please notify the author of any errors or omissions within one week of issuance, otherwise this record shall stand as an accurate representation of the meeting. 7. Old Business Crosswinds lease was discussed, and Chairman Gibson stated that the president of Crosswinds has signed and returned the lease. The city solicitor as also signed off on the lease and as soon as the lease was returned to the airport that Chairman Gibson would sign the lease and return a copy of said signed lease back to Crosswind’s association for their record. Potential Open meeting law Violations: Chairman Gibson reminded the present commissioners that any correspondence thru electronic medium when a quorum of members are on that chain and opinion’s are mentioned whether there is back and forth banter or not can be considered a deliberation and is not to take place. Save the contents of discussion for the meeting. The chair, vice chair, or airport manager can disseminate information collectively to the whole thru email, however all commissioners are not to respond with any type of comment that could be construed as an opinion no matter how slight it may seem. Statements like “message received” are acceptable. 8. Adjourn Motion to adjourn was made and seconded. All in favor. Meeting ended at 12:30pm Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting: June 28, 2023, at 7:00 P.M. in the Taunton City Council Chambers, 15 Summer Street, Taunton, Massachusetts 02780. Individuals with disabilities, who require assistance or special arrangements to attend, please contact the Airport Manager at 508-821-2973. We request that you provide a 48-hour notice so that the proper arrangements may be made. The above represents the author’s recollection of the meeting discussed and agreements made. Please notify the author of any errors or omissions within one week of issuance, otherwise this record shall stand as an accurate representation of the meeting.