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Carson City Airport Authority Meeting - April 15, 2026

Board of Supervisors — Wednesday, April 15, 2026
BodyCarson City, Nevada
SessionBoard of Supervisors
DateWednesday, April 15, 2026
StatusFILED
Video Record
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:15

Wednesday, April 15th, and I'd like to call the Carson City Airport Authority meeting to order.

0:23

Roll call, please.

0:26

Chair Bulitz.

0:27

Present.

0:28

Vice Chair Norvell.

0:30

Here.

0:30

Treasurer Sutton.

0:31

Here.

0:32

Member Flint.

0:33

Unmute yourself.

0:36

Member Horton.

0:37

Member Hutter.

0:38

And Member Stewart.

0:40

Here.

0:41

We have a quorum.

0:42

Okay.

0:43

We have quorum.

0:45

Let's go ahead and do the Pledge of Allegiance.

0:50

Corey, why don't you do this?

1:01

One nation under God.

1:03

In the visible liberty and justice for all.

1:13

As always, board members were all uh provided uh minutes of our last meeting.

1:20

And I know that uh everyone had a chance to review them.

1:24

Do I hear a motion to approve the minutes?

1:28

All right.

1:29

Second.

1:32

All in favor, please say aye.

1:33

Aye.

1:34

Opposed?

1:36

Okay.

1:38

Minutes pass.

1:43

Modification of the agenda.

1:44

The chairman reverse reserves the right to modify the agenda in order to most effectively process the agenda items.

1:51

Items may be taken out of order, items may be combined for consideration by the authority.

1:56

Items may be pulled or removed from the agenda at any time.

2:00

Public comment.

2:02

Members of the public who wish to address the airport authority may speak on agendized and non-agendized matters related to the airport.

2:08

Comments are limited to three minutes per person or topic.

2:11

If your item requires extended discussion, please request the chairman to calendar the matter for future airport authority meeting.

2:20

The public may provide comment in advance by a meeting by written submission to the following email address.

2:27

Manager at Fly Carson City.com.

2:29

For inclusion or reference in the minutes of the meeting, your public comments must include your full name, address, and be submitted via email, but by not later than 5 p.m.

2:38

the day before the meeting.

2:40

The Carson City Airport Authority values your input.

2:42

Members of the public who wish to provide live public comment may do so during the designated public comment periods indicated on the agenda in person.

2:54

Yeah, we'll start off with the first item, which is the airport engineers report.

3:00

Um, okay.

3:04

Well, we can go ahead and do that.

3:05

Uh I don't see we have an uh an engineer's report anyway.

3:08

Do we hold on a second?

3:09

Do we have we don't have a engine?

3:10

We don't have one anyway, do we, Corey?

3:12

We have a late report, um which has been handed out and there's a copy available for the public there.

3:18

Okay, and there's no one here to present it.

3:21

Okay, so we'll just take the the written report as is and we'll offer comment.

3:25

Okay, what I was referring to is when you read that public comment section, the next thing you do is call for public comment if there is any.

3:32

And it looks like there may be some.

3:34

That's right.

3:34

We're not used to having people in the in the audience early.

3:36

There you go.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Airport Operations█████████████████████████████████████████████74%
Personnel Matters███████12%
Procedural█████8%
Economic Development███5%
Public Engagement█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Carson City Airport Authority Meeting - April 15, 2026

The Carson City Airport Authority met on April 15, 2026, with a quorum present. The meeting included approval of prior minutes, public testimony, approval of a new FBO permit, a closed session to discuss airport manager compensation, and a subsequent open session vote to set that compensation. The airport manager also provided updates on budget, development, and federal approvals.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Paul Hamilton (Sport Aviation Center, flight school operator): Expressed strong support for Airport Manager Corey, citing his operational and safety decisions, and recommended the board provide at least a 20% raise to retain him and protect the airport’s investment.
  • Denny French (Carson City citizen): Praised Corey for his responsiveness and thoughtfulness but expressed concern about the budget. Also asked about the airport’s response to a recent earthquake and ongoing airfield work.

Discussion Items

  • Airport Engineer’s Report: No engineer was present; the written report was accepted without discussion.
  • Public Hearing – H1: FBO Permit for Real Clean Aircraft Detailing: Staff briefed that the company, Real Clean Aircraft Detailing (Reno Tahoe LC), applied as a class five FBO, provided adequate insurance, and demonstrated professionalism. The board unanimously approved the permit.
  • Closed Session: The board entered closed session to discuss airport manager compensation. Attendees and the airport manager were excused from the room.
  • Open Session – H3: Set Compensation of Airport Manager: Following the closed session, a motion was made to set the airport manager’s compensation via an equity adjustment to $144,900 per annum. The motion carried (no opposed votes recorded).
  • Manager’s Report: Corey provided updates:
    • Budget: Preliminary budget submitted to the Department of Taxation; formatting corrections needed (routine).
    • Development: Continuing work with developers for new hangars, significant interest.
    • Conferences: Attended Washington DC conference (promoted runway extension funding), Western Nevada Development District summit (spoke on transportation panel), and NBAA conference (spoke on Part 139 standards). Reported that Carson City is experiencing more growth interest than any other GA airport in the state.
    • Operations: February fuel flowage up 2% year-over-year; overall operations down 22% (trend toward larger aircraft); March operations up 22% (attributed to weather).
    • Nighttime Minimums: FAA approval still pending; writing a letter to the Western Region Director as advised by FAA leadership.
  • Legal Report: Reminder that the final budget must be approved at the May meeting.
  • Treasurer’s Report: Preliminary budget submitted on schedule; adjustments to be made before final submission.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved Minutes from the previous meeting by unanimous vote.
  • Approved FBO Permit for Real Clean Aircraft Detailing (class five) unanimously.
  • Set Airport Manager Compensation at $144,900 per annum via equity adjustment (motion carried, no dissent noted).
  • Received updates on budget submission, hangar development, conferences, operational statistics, and ongoing FAA coordination for nighttime approach approval.
  • Scheduled final budget approval for the May 2026 meeting.

Meeting Transcript

Wednesday, April 15th, and I'd like to call the Carson City Airport Authority meeting to order. Roll call, please. Chair Bulitz. Present. Vice Chair Norvell. Here. Treasurer Sutton. Here. Member Flint. Unmute yourself. Member Horton. Member Hutter. And Member Stewart. Here. We have a quorum. Okay. We have quorum. Let's go ahead and do the Pledge of Allegiance. Corey, why don't you do this? One nation under God. In the visible liberty and justice for all. As always, board members were all uh provided uh minutes of our last meeting. And I know that uh everyone had a chance to review them. Do I hear a motion to approve the minutes? All right. Second. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed? Okay. Minutes pass. Modification of the agenda. The chairman reverse reserves the right to modify the agenda in order to most effectively process the agenda items. Items may be taken out of order, items may be combined for consideration by the authority. Items may be pulled or removed from the agenda at any time. Public comment. Members of the public who wish to address the airport authority may speak on agendized and non-agendized matters related to the airport. Comments are limited to three minutes per person or topic. If your item requires extended discussion, please request the chairman to calendar the matter for future airport authority meeting. The public may provide comment in advance by a meeting by written submission to the following email address. Manager at Fly Carson City.com. For inclusion or reference in the minutes of the meeting, your public comments must include your full name, address, and be submitted via email, but by not later than 5 p.m. the day before the meeting. The Carson City Airport Authority values your input. Members of the public who wish to provide live public comment may do so during the designated public comment periods indicated on the agenda in person. Yeah, we'll start off with the first item, which is the airport engineers report. Um, okay. Well, we can go ahead and do that. Uh I don't see we have an uh an engineer's report anyway. Do we hold on a second?

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