Davidson County Airport Authority decreases number of members

The Davidson County Board of Commissioners has decreased the number of members on the Davidson County Airport Authority at the request of the organization. During its regular meeting on Monday, the county commissioners unanimously voted to lower the number of members on the Davidson County Airport Authority from nine members to seven.

Rick Phillips, chairman of the Davidson County Airport Authority, told the commissioners that one long-time member of the board will be retiring at the end of his term this year and another member is leaving early for personal reasons. “We believe as a board that we could operate satisfactorily with seven members,” said Phillips.

According to the N.C. House Bill 1680 establishing the Airport Authority in 1993, the board will consist of five members appointed by the Davidson County Board of Commissioners. It also stated the county commissioners, at the request of the airport authority, may increase or decrease the membership to no more than nine members and no less than seven members.

Current members of the Davidson County Airport Authority are Phillips, John Gray, Jim Myers, Tim Simpson, William Altenpohl, Ted Myers, Thom Hege, Todd Yates and Jay Temple.