07/18/2024

Meeting Minutes for:
Elections ad Personnel Committee Meeting
Yuma International Airport, Conference Room
Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 12:01 PM

    Call to Order:
    The Yuma County Airport Authority, Inc. (YCAA) Elections ad Personnel Committee Meeting of the Board of Directors was called to order at 12:01PM on July 18, 2024, in the Yuma International Airport Small Conference Room, 2191 E. 32nd Street, Suite 218, Yuma, Arizona 85365. The Presiding officer was Reetika Dhawan, Committee Chairwoman.

    YCAA DIRECTORS PRESENT WERE:
    Reetika Dhawan, Chairwoman & YCAA Director
    Dean Hager, 1st Vice President
    William Fox, Director

    YCAA DIRECTORS ABSENT WERE:
    None

    ALSO PRESENT WERE:
    Bill Craft, President
    Gladys Brown, Airport Director

    CALL TO THE PUBLIC
    There were no Public Comments.

    REGULAR AGENDA
    1) Discussion regarding the performance evaluation of the Airport Director.

    Chairwoman Dhawan explained the performance evaluation process as stipulated in the Airport Director’s employment agreement. The evaluation, performed by the Board of Directors as a whole, involves the utilization of an evaluation form.

    Ms. Brown, Airport Director, then described the nature of the Airport Director’s employment agreement as well as language existing within the agreement related to the evaluation process and options available to the Board of Directors regarding the possibility of amending the salary structure or providing supplementary payments with Board action.

    Ms. Brown also provided the Committee with a summary of the Airport Director’s salary structure contained within the agreement, as well as historical supplementary payments distributed in previous years. She also provided the new business modeling and the opportunity to ear additional revenue over the next nine (9) years.

    Ms. Brown, the Airport Director, then informed the Committee of their ability to go into Executive Session if desired.

    The Committee discussed the results of the performance evaluation forms received, as well as the performance of Ms. Brown, the Airport Director, in several areas. Ms. Dhawan reported that not a single performance metric was scored below the highest rating available, which she deemed as absolute evidence of the entire Board’s satisfaction with her performance. After a detailed discussion regarding Ms. Brown’s existing salary structure and the existence of inflationary pressure in our region that could not have been contemplated when the employment agreement was negotiated came to a consensus to recommend to the Board of Directors that a supplementary payment be provided to Ms. Brown, in an amount determined by the Board of Directors at the August 13, 2024, Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors.

    Ms. Dhawan, Chairwoman & YCAA Director, called for a motion to enter into executive session for discussion and/or consideration regarding the performance evaluation of the Airport Director, and related personnel matters under the provision of A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(1).

    Votes in Favor:
    Ms. Dhawan
    Mr. Hager
    Mr. Fox

    Votes Opposed: None

    Ms. Dhawan excused the Public at 1:07PM so the Committee could enter into Executive Session.

    The Committee remained in Executive Session from 1:07PM, excusing all YCAA airport staff at 1:07PM and remained in executive session until 1:29PM.

    RECONVENE REGULAR BOARD SESSION
    The Board reconvened its regular session at 1:29PM.

    The consensus of the Committee is to provide a recommendation to the Board of Directors as discussion in Executive Session regarding the performance evaluation of the Airport Director, the Airport Director’s financial compensation and related personnel matters at the August 2024 regular Board meeting.

    CALL TO THE PUBLIC
    There were no Public Comments.

    ADJOURNMENT
    There being no further business before the Committee the meeting adjourned at 1:30PM.



    // Approved //
    Reetika Dhawan
    Election and Personnel Committee Chairwoman
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