About JWA

Orange County Board of Supervisors

John Wayne Airport is owned and operated by the County of Orange. The five-member Orange County Board of Supervisors oversees the management of County government. The five Supervisors are elected by districts to four-year terms by the citizens of Orange County.

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County Executive Officer

The County Executive Office (CEO) is the corporate administrative branch of Orange County government. The CEO is responsible for providing leadership, vision and a knowledge of emerging trends and issues impacting Orange County. The CEO, in turn, supports and implements Board of Supervisors policy and ensures that the County of Orange is operated in an efficient, accountable, and responsive manner. The County Executive Officer provides direction to all County agency/department heads directly assigned to him, and provides administrative oversight to those department heads who report directly to the Board of Supervisors. In addition, CEO staff also has budgetary oversight of all elected department budgets. (Excerpt from CEO 2004 Business Plan)

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Airport Director

The Airport Director of John Wayne Airport develops airport policy and administers all activities associated with the operation of a medium hub commercial airport. The Airport Director has direct responsibilities for five airport divisions which include: Airport Operations, Business Development, Facilities, Finance/Administration and Public Affairs. He oversees the airport staff and the airport budget.

Airport Assistant Director

The Assistant Airport Director of John Wayne Airport assists the Airport Director developing airport policy and administering all activities associated with the operation of a medium hub commercial airport. This includes the oversight of the five Airport Divisions, the airport staff and the airport budget. The Assistant Airport Director acts as the Airport Director in his absence.

Business Development

The Deputy Airport Director (DAD), Business Development, is charged with developing, implementing and monitoring all commercial real property contracts involving the Airport, as well as purchasing all necessary equipment and services to keep the Airport running efficiently. The division is comprised of three units, the Asset Management unit, the Purchasing unit and the Insurance unit.

Facilities

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

The Deputy Airport Director (DAD), Facilities, is responsible for planning, organizing and directing all aspects of facilities management and engineering for all facilities at John Wayne Airport. The DAD for Facilities is also directly responsible for the following John Wayne Airport sections: Engineering, Airport Development, Planning & CADD, Maintenance and Information Systems.

ENGINEERING

Airport Engineering reviews and approves the design and preparation of plans, specifications and cost estimates in connection with the construction or maintenance of public works engineering projects involving John Wayne Airport runways and taxiways, terminal buildings, parking structures, roadways, traffic control devices, bridges, drainage structures, sewer systems and the water and fuel distribution systems. Engineering is also responsible for keeping all airport facilities in compliance with all the FAA standards.

AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT

The Airport Development section administers the Airport Capitol Improvement Program (CIP) in accordance with the County of Orange Contract Policy Manual, the State of California contracting regulations and Federal Acquisition Regulations. Airport Development Project Manager’s oversee the design and construction of various airport improvement projects.

PLANNING & CADD

Planning is responsible for the development of facilities at John Wayne Airport. This responsibility includes amendments to the Airport Master Plan and major revisions to the Airport Layout Plan. Planning also oversees the preparation of the Settlement Agreement Amendment Implementation Plan that provides for the expansion of the Airport. In addition, Planning represents the Airport on regional and county planning bodies. The Manager of the John Wayne Airport Planning section also serves as the Executive Officer of the Airport Land Use Commission for Orange County, as well as coordinates the CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) clearance for airport projects.

MAINTENANCE/Environmental Compliance

The Maintenance Department at John Wayne Airport is responsible for the upkeep, repair and safety of all of the Airports’ facilities on a 24-hour basis, 365 days a year. These facilities include a terminal building with 337,000 square feet of interior space as well as over 5 acres of airfield and parking structures with more than 10,000 parking spaces. In addition to the regular repair and upkeep of these facilities, the Maintenance Department is also responsible for the safety compliance of the Airport and its many tenants as well as overseeing the Airport’s compliance with all local, State and Federal environmental regulations.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

The Information Systems section is responsible for the Airport’s Voice and Data Network Infrastructure, servers, workstations and all peripherals. This section also provides consulting services for all Airport computer based systems and recommends technologies that will enhance and compliment the existing systems.

Finance & Administration

The Deputy Airport Director (DAD), Finance and Administration, is responsible for airport finances, the preparation and monitoring of the airport budget, the daily operation of accounting systems and processes, the preparation of the financial statements, and administrative activities and functions, including providing administrative support to all airport divisions, and Human Resources. The division is comprised of three units, Budget, Finance and Staff Services. The Accounting Department is an out-stationed County of Orange unit with dual reporting responsibilities to the County of Orange Auditor Controller Agency and the John Wayne Airport Deputy Airport Director of Finance and Administration.

Public Affairs

The Public Affairs division handles all aspects of government, media and community relations, and communications at John Wayne Airport. Public Affairs staff is charged with responding to media and public inquiries; serving as front-line customer service agents; coordinating Ambassador and Tour Guide volunteer programs; planning and organizing museum-quality exhibitions; disbursing information via the Airport Web site; tracking local, state and federal legislation; enforcing the settlement agreement, educating the surrounding communities about access and noise issues and handling noise complaints. The division is comprised of three units, Media Relations, Communications, and Access and Noise.

Airport Operations

The Deputy Airport Director (DAD), Operations, is charged with the day-to-day oversight of Airport activities by ensuring that John Wayne Airport operates safely, securely, and effectively and within the scope of strict federal regulations. Each day Airport Operations staff conduct airport inspections; address the needs of all tenants, patrons, and other customers; oversee the administration of general aviation aircraft tiedown spaces; issue and track employee identification badges and other access cards and keys; manage parking facilities; and monitor the activities of ground transportation providers. The division is comprised of two units, Airside Operations and Landside Operations. As John Wayne Airport's Security Coordinator, the Deputy Airport Director of Operations also oversees John Wayne Airport Police Services, provided by the Orange County Sheriff's Department, and Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) services, provided by the Orange County Fire Authority, and acts as primary point of contact to the Transportation Security Administration.