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A. The airport manager shall represent the city at all times in regard to all airport matters. They shall also have the following duties and powers:

1. The airport manager shall at all times have authority to take such actions as may be deemed necessary to safeguard the public in attendance at the airport, including amending the Rules and Regulations and Minimum Operating Standards as necessary to conform with FAA Regulations and industry standards. Every fixed base operator, aeronautical operator, aircraft owner, or other person employed on or using the airport shall cooperate to enforce the city Rules and Regulations and to see that all persons upon the premises use care to prevent injury to persons or damage to property.

2. The airport manager may suspend or restrict any or all operations at the airport whenever such action is deemed necessary in the interest of safety.

3. The airport manager may suspend, as a means of safeguarding the airport and the public, the privileges of the airport and its facilities to any person refusing to comply with the Rules and Regulations.

4. The airport manager shall have authority to restrict airport operations to such portion(s) of the airport as he/she may deem necessary or desirable. Any part of the airport temporarily unsafe for aircraft operation which is not available for normal use shall be clearly marked in accordance with recommendations of the FAA.

5. The airport manager may issue permits or written permission for use of the airport as authorized in the Minimum Operating Standards

6. The airport manager, in any contingency or emergency not specifically covered by the Rules and Regulations or Minimum Operating Standards, is authorized to make such decisions as to him/her may seem proper.

B. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the airport manager restricting or prohibiting use of the airport and its facilities, or prohibiting or restricting airport operations, may appeal the airport manager’s decision to the Marina airport commission. A notice of appeal stating the grounds therefor shall be filed with the airport commission within ten calendar days following the issuance of the airport manager’s decision. The matter shall be set for hearing by the airport commission within sixty calendar days thereafter. (Ord. 2023-08 § 3, 2023)