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. WHEREAS, Chapter 63 ofthe General Statutes provides for the joint ownership and operation of airports by cities and counties; and WHEREAS, the City of Sanford has arranged to transfer certain interests in real property to.Lee County; and' WHEREAS, the County of Lee has agreed to jointly own and . operate an airport with. the City of Sanford; and WHEREAS, it. has been mutually agreed to create an airport commission to operate said facility, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the'Board.of Alder- men of the City of Sanford, as follows: Section 1. There,is hereby created a'comiriission to be known as the Sanford-Lee County Airport Commission. Section'Z. The Airport Commission shall consist of eight (8) members. One member shall be a member of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Sanford and one member shall be a member of the Board of Commissioners, each of whom shall serve as ex=officio members of the Airport Commission with the same powers and"dut'ies as the'other members other.than the Chairman. The terms of each shall be as designated by the Board making the appointment. Three (3) members of the Airport Commission shall be appointed.by the Board of Alder- men of the City of Sanford and shall serve such terms as are designated by that Board, Three (3) members of the Airport Commission shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners for Lee County and shall serve such terms as are desig- nated by that Board. Vacancies shall be filled~by the Board that made the original appointments. The members of the Commission must be residents of Lee County and shall serve without compensation. Section 3. The Airport Commission shall appoint from its member- ship.a chairman. The Chairman shall not have the right to vote except in case of a tie vote of the other members. The attendance of the Chairman shall count in determining if a quorum is present. Section 4. The Airport Commission may appoint such other officers as it may deem necessary for the orderly procedure of its business and may adopt by-laws, rules, and regulations governing its`;procedure not in'consist'ent with the provisions of State laws.. The Airport Commission shall, from time-to time,, make rules and -regulations governing the use and ope"ration' of,the'airpoFt facilities. not inconsistent with the provision's of applicable State and Federal laws, and, regulations, The Airport Commission shall hold.regular meetings at such times and places as it may designate. x; Section 5. The Airport Commission shall provide, maintain, operate, and supervisethe airport and other aeronautical facilities, jointly owned or controlled by the City of Sanford and County of Lee. The Airport Commission shall have com- plete supervision of the facilities and activities provided and conducted on or in connection with the use of the airport: Section 6. The Airport Commission may accept any gift,, grant, bequest or.donation'of any personal property made or offered for airport purposes. With the' joint approval of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Sanford and the Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee, the.Airport Commission may accept any grant, gift or devise of real property. Any gift, grant, bequest or donation of per- sonal property and any grant, gift,. or devise of real property shall be held, used and finally disposed of in accordance with the terms or.conditions under which 'such grant, gift, or devise'is,made and accepted..