There is hereby created the office of Commissioner of Aviation. He or she shall be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the City Council. He or she shall have the management and control of the design, construction, operation and maintenance of all public airports owned or operated by the City (for purposes of this section, "Public Airports"). The Commissioner's powers and duties shall include those set forth in this chapter and Chapter 10-36 of this Code.
The Commissioner is authorized to regulate, by license, permit or other regulatory structure, persons who provide services to airlines and other tenants at Public Airports, and to establish rules to administer and enforce such regulatory structures, including the imposition of a reasonable fee. For purposes of this paragraph, non-limiting examples of "Services" include: (1) ramp services, such as (a) baggage handling, (b) aircraft loading and unloading, and (c) aircraft cooling and heating; (2) passenger services, such as (a) wheelchair services and (b) baggage sorting and management; (3) into-plane fueling; (4) interior aircraft cleaning; (5) security for air carriers; (6) food and beverage preparation, inspection, and delivery to aircraft; (7) aircraft maintenance; (8) limited terminal services, such as (a) passenger check-in and ticketing, (b) skycap services, and (c) queue management; and (9) deicing.
The Commissioner is authorized to execute such agreements and promulgate such rules as provided for in the 2018 ordinance establishing the O'Hare Airline Use and Lease Agreement, as that term is defined in Section 10-36-190(a).
(Prior code § 8.2-2; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.7; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-07, p. 17127, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-22-09, p. 58277, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55629, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 3-28-18, p. 72584, § 8)