Duties and authority of the director.

Houston Code of Ordinances § 9-4

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Sec. 9-4. - Duties and authority of the director. (a) The director shall perform all duties and responsibilities as are required of him by the laws of the United States and the state and the ordinances of the city and such other functions, duties, and powers as may be assigned to him by the mayor. In addition to the foregoing duties, functions, powers, and responsibilities, the director shall: (1) Be executive head of the department and have control, supervision, and authority over all officers and employees therein in the performance of the duties set forth in this section. (2) Promulgate and enforce or cause to be enforced reasonable and necessary administrative rules and regulations governing the use, control, and operation of the city airports and any other property placed under the jurisdiction of the department. The regulations shall not be inconsistent with applicable state, federal, or local laws, rules, and regulations. A copy of the regulations shall be maintained for public inspection in the manager's office at each city airport and in the city secretary's office. (3) Be authorized and directed for and on behalf of the city to notify any person who fails or refuses to comply with any applicable provision of law or departmental rules and regulations to depart from any city property or building under control of the department. Any person who upon such notice fails to depart from the city property or building shall be subject to prosecution under § 30.05 of the Texas Penal Code for criminal trespass in addition to prosecution for any other crime that he may have committed thereupon. (b) The director is hereby authorized to perform the following functions: (1) Close or restrict the use of all or any portion of any city airport as he may deem necessary and advisable in the interest of public safety in the event of natural disaster, airplane crash, structural failure of a runway or other facility, or other unsafe condition or during construction and maintenance work. (2) Deny the use of IAH, HOU, and EFD to any person who fails to pay the charges or conform to any provision of this chapter. (3) Determine for each construction project which delivery method provides the best value for the city pursuant to state and federal law. (4) Promulgate standard terms for leases and concessions that shall be included in all such agreements. (5) Give any and all notices that are required to be given by the city as a condition precedent to the taking of any action by the city under the provisions of any and all lease agreements for land and premises at any city airport and under the terms and provisions of all concession agreements for concessions at any city airport. The director, with the counsel of the city attorney, is further authorized to initiate or take any action under the terms of any such agreement upon the failure or refusal of the party notified to comply with such agreement. (6) Establish reasonable aircraft parking charges within the ranges set forth in section 9-142 for the parking of commercial aircraft on unleased areas controlled by the city on the city airports. (7) Subject to approval by the city controller: a. Establish billing and collection procedures and forms for collecting and remitting the fees and charges provided for in this chapter. b. Prepare forms and prescribe methods of reporting numbers of flights, all enplaning and deplaning activities, aircraft weight, and time of use of the ramp areas and other facilities and services for which fees are charged. (8) Allow scheduled and nonscheduled airlines to use unleased gates and common use areas and other associated operating space and facilities within the terminals and concourses at IAH and HOU as described in sections 9-165 and 9-166 of this Code. (9) Establish air cargo aircraft operations charges within the ranges set forth in section 9-167 for the use of the air cargo apron areas designated by the director at IAH. (10) Require those persons not under written contract with the city who conduct business on the airside to maintain the insurance coverages described in section 9-95. (11) When determined to be in the best interest of the city and HAS, execute terminable written occupancy license agreements not exceeding six months, for the mayor and on behalf of the city, upon forms approved by the city attorney. (Ord. No. 02-1184, § 1(Exh. A), 12-18-02; Ord. No. 04-1150, § 1, 11-9-04; Ord. No. 2015-668, § 11, 7-8-2015)

Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH9AV_ARTIINGE_S9-4DUAUDIFetched: 10/26/2026