Airport Master Plan 2012 - City of Waterville

Authority board members are not allowed to receive compensation for their service as a member,
however, reasonable reimbursements are allowed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties. These reimbursements must be approved by the Authority Board.
The Authority is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and all improvements to LEW, as well as the
encouragement of businesses to develop at the Airport and in the Airpark surrounding the Airport. The
Airport Manager reports directly to the Board and all staff members of the Airport are direct employees of
the Authority. The Airport Manager handles all human resource issues, and legal council is retained on
an on-call basis with a local law firm.
The Airport is generally self-sufficient, deriving its funding through leases, including tie-down, hangar,
and building space. In the event that these fees do not cover the cost of operating the Airport, the
estimated net deficit is met jointly by the Cities through their own budgets in a 50-50 manner. A financial
statement detailing the preceding fiscal year’s activity is submitted in May to the City Councils of both
Cities. A copy of the operating budget for Fiscal Year 2008 is included in the appendix.
The following is an organizational chart developed for this effort as the organization was described in the
phone interview.
AUBURN LEWISTON
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
AUTHORITY BOARD
LEGAL COUNCIL
On-Call
Local Law Firm
Airport
Manager
Airport Staff
Administrative
Assistant
Airport Staff
Chief of
Maintenance
Airport Staff
3 Maintenance
Employees
The City of Waterville Maine
Airport Management Structure Assessment – Page 7-14
Airport Solutions Group, LLC & The Louis Berger Group, Inc. December 2011