The airport commission shall have the right and duty to adopt such rules and regulations as it shall determine for the holding and conducting of its meetings and hearings and the selection of its officers, and for the performance of any of its functions or responsibilities. The airport commission shall not have the right to employ any persons except as provided by, and for which appropriations are made by, the city council pursuant to and in accordance with budgets adopted by the city council. (Ord. 1675 NCS §1 (part), 1987.)