Votes at the airport commission meeting: minutes, budgets and consultant selection approved

The Airport Commission recorded three formal approvals during the meeting: approval of minutes from the Sept. 15 meeting, approval of the proposed budgets, and a motion to continue work with the consultant firm Barge.

Approval of minutes: The chair called for corrections to the Sept. 15 minutes; with none offered, a motion to approve carried. Roll call recorded affirmative responses from Ben Myers, Paul Myers, Bill Sheckler, Drew Sheckler, Ruska Storms and Steve Walton.

Budget approval: The chair asked for a motion to approve the budgets; an unidentified commissioner moved and another seconded. A roll call followed and the commission reported the motion passed with a tally announced as "10." The meeting record did not provide a line-by-line tally attached to names for this vote in the transcript excerpt.

Consultant selection: The commission moved to continue with Barge as the airport consultant (the selection committee had recommended Barge after presentations from two shortlisted firms). A roll call recorded affirmatives from Katie Lowry, Paul Myers, Bill Shackleick, Drew Shelley, Melissa (surname varies in the transcript) and Steve Walton. Staff said Barge will prepare a contract and submit it for state review prior to appearing before city council and the commission for final contract approval.

Record: Staff emphasized the procurement process was managed by the purchasing department and that scoring and presentation materials are retained for audit when federal or state funds are used. No dissenting votes or failures of motion were recorded in the provided transcript segments.