Preston v. Floyd/Johnson County Pilots Ass'n

HUDDLESTON, Judge.

John David Preston, Mayor of the City of Paintsville, appeals from a Johnson Circuit Court judgment holding that city council approval is required for mayoral appointments to the Paintsville/Prestonsburg Airport Board. Because we believe the circuit court erred in so holding, we reverse and remand.

In 1959, the cities of Prestonsburg and Paintsville established the Paintsville/Pres-tonsburg Airport. In 1991, the mayors of the two cities appointed new members to the six-member board. That same day, the Floyd/Johnson County Pilots Association, and others, sued the mayors and…