Human Resources Committee Meeting - March 23, 2026
Human Resources Committee Meeting - March 23, 2026
The Human Resources Committee of the Indianapolis Airport Authority held its first meeting in nine months on March 23, 2026. The committee approved previous meeting minutes, discussed the annual charter, approved the executive director's performance review and merit increase, approved staff performance bonuses, approved revisions to the employee policy handbook, and reviewed the updated succession plan. A future executive session on succession planning was scheduled.
Consent Calendar
- Meeting Minutes (May 16, 2025): Approved unanimously by roll call (Jeff Gaither, Steve Dallinger, Mayme Powers, Eric Dozier all voted aye).
- Executive Director’s Performance Review and Merit Increase: Approved unanimously (motion by Steve Dallinger, second by Eric Dozier; all aye). Increase is in line with the annual budget.
- Staff Performance Bonus: Approved unanimously (motion by Eric Dozier, second by Mayme Powers). The bonus of $250 will be paid in second April (likely meaning second paycheck in April) to all non‑executive employees receiving a performance score of 1.8 or higher, consistent with the past 12 years.
- Employee Policy Handbook Revisions: Approved unanimously (motion by Steve Dallinger, second by Eric Dozier). Changes are largely language updates for legal compliance, clarity, and alignment with current practices; no substantive policy changes.
Discussion Items
- Annual Charter Review: The committee reviewed its quarterly responsibility to report to the board and to evaluate the executive director’s performance. No action required.
- Succession Plan Review: The updated plan was presented by HR leadership. Committee members discussed the importance of ongoing development and the meaning of “successor” designation (e.g., it does not guarantee automatic succession but ensures a pipeline for board consideration). Members expressed support for annual discussions on succession. It was agreed to hold an executive session before the end of the year to allow for a more detailed, confidential conversation about personnel and leadership continuity.
Key Outcomes
- All consent items approved as described above.
- The committee agreed to schedule an executive session before year‑end to discuss succession planning in greater depth.
- Next regular meeting set for May 15 (year not specified, likely 2026).
Other Business
- Committee member mentioned a recent HR seminar with Hamilton County cities (Carmel, Westfield, Fishers, Noblesville) that included airport participation; Director of HR Vicky Wims attended and found it valuable. No formal action taken.
Meeting Transcript
We will call the uh meeting of the human resources committee order. Um morning. So happy to see everybody. It's the first meeting we've had in like nine months. Okay. Fantastic. All right, the first thing on the agenda is to approve the meeting minutes from the May 16th, 2025 meeting. Seconds. Second. Is Maiman uh or someone else? Maiman. Um, so we'll take your roll call. All right. Jeff Gather? Aye. Oh, this is for the meeting minutes for going right. Yes. Okay. Yes. Jeff Gaither? Aye. Steve Dallinger? Aye. Maybe powers. Aye. Eric Dozier? Aye. And approval. Great. Order review. The next thing on our agenda is to review the annual charter. The human resources committee has several responsibilities throughout the year. This quarter, the responsibility is to report regularly to the board. In Q1, the report was submitted to this the senior leadership team and will be submitted to the board of directors in April. You will also have the responsibility to evaluate and approve the executive director's performance review and upcoming merit increase. And you have the opportunity to review any of the executive director direct report performance reviews as well. There's nothing to do in this section. It's just a review of what our charter responsibilities are every year. Go on to the next agenda item, which is discussion and approval of the executive director's annual performance review. Remember that we had an executive session uh last month where we went through that. And so all I really want now is a motion to approve um director's evaluation. Correct. Second. Uh it is his performance review and his merit increase, which is in line with the annual budget. All right. Any other questions? All right, let's take a look. You have a first motion by Steve Dillinger, second motion by Eric Dozier. Uh Jeff Gaither? Aye.
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