15.04.040 Authority-Manager/Executive.
(1) Subject to the Snohomish County charter, the authority for the construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, management, operation and regulation of the airport and airport property is vested in the executive. Except as otherwise provided by this article or directed by the executive, the airport manager shall be the executive manager of the airport and shall be responsible for the management and operation of the airport, including the powers to:
(a) Employ and manage such employees as are necessary to the operation of the airport, including fire protection and security personnel as specified under federal, state and local requirements: PROVIDED, That the council shall approve all collective bargaining agreements between the county and unions representing airport employees.
(b) Perform all acts necessary and incidental to the powers of the manager as stated in this title.
(c) Adopt and enforce rules and regulations governing the airport and airport property necessary to carry out the purposes stated in this chapter.
(2) The foregoing powers of the airport manager shall be exercised subject to the following additional conditions:
(a) All expenditures and incurring of obligations to pay money, including all wages, salary, compensation, and price paid for any materials, equipment, services or otherwise, shall be made in accord with the budget approved by the council and all applicable budgetary laws and regulations of the state of Washington and Snohomish County.
(b) All rules and regulations adopted and enforced and other acts performed shall conform to and be consistent with the laws of the state of Washington, including chapter 14.08 RCW, and the laws and regulations of the state department of transportation, division of aeronautics, and shall be kept in conformity, and nearly as may be, with the then current federal legislation and regulations governing aeronautics and the rules or standards issued from time to time pursuant thereto.
(c) Charges shall be reasonable and uniform and for the same class of service and established with due regard to the property and improvements used in the expense of operation to the airport fund and the county.
(3) Any matter relating to management or operation of the airport that is presented to the county council for action by or through the airport manager or executive, including but not limited to individual licenses or leases of airport property or proposed rates, terms or forms of leases to be approved by the executive under SCC 2.10.010(12), shall be accompanied by a statement of the options that are available to the council, a written evaluation of their relative merits, and a written recommendation by the executive for council action. (Added by Ord. 87-063, Aug. 19, 1987; Amended by Ord. 92-132, Nov. 18, 1992; Amended by Amended Ord. 09-008, Feb. 25, 2009, Eff date Mar. 15, 2009; Amended by Ord. 14-111, Mar. 4, 2015, Eff date Mar. 16, 2015; Amended by Ord. 19-003, Mar. 27, 2019, Eff date Apr. 13, 2019).