Sec. 2. (a) The airport authority may sue and be sued, and shall adopt an official seal.

(b) The airport authority may appoint and remove or discharge personnel as may be necessary for the performance of the airport's functions irrespective of the civil service, personnel, or other merit system laws of either of the party states.

(c) The airport authority shall elect annually, from its membership, a chairman, a vice chairman, and a treasurer.

(d) The airport authority may establish and maintain or participate in programs of employee benefits as may be appropriate to afford employees of the airport authority terms and conditions of employment similar to those enjoyed by the employees of each of the party states.

(e) The airport authority may borrow, accept, or contract for the services of personnel from a state, the United States, or a subdivision or agency of either, from an interstate agency, or from any other institution or person.

(f) The airport authority may accept for its purposes and functions donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, conditional or otherwise, from a state, the United States, or a subdivision or agency of either, from an interstate agency, or from any other institution or person. The authority may receive, utilize and dispose of the property.

(g) The airport authority may establish and maintain facilities that may be necessary for the transaction of its business. The airport authority may acquire, hold, and convey real and personal property and any interest in it, and may enter into contracts for improvements upon real estate appurtenant to the airport, including farming, extracting minerals, subleasing, subdividing, promoting and developing of real estate that aids and encourages the development and service of the airport. The airport authority may engage contractors to provide airport services and shall carefully observe all appropriate federal or state regulations in the operation of the air facility.

(h) The airport authority may adopt official rules and regulations for the conduct of its business and may amend or rescind them when necessary.

(i) The airport authority shall annually make a report to the governor of each party state concerning the activities of the airport authority for the preceding year, embodying in the report recommendations that have been adopted by the airport authority. The copies of the report shall be submitted to the legislature or general assembly of each of the party states at any regular session. A copy submitted to the general assembly must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. The airport authority may issue additional reports that are necessary.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-6-5-2 part.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.73. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.74.