1968-25 Repealing Chapter 2 and ReenactingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NUMBER 68 -25 -0
AN ORDINANCE OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH, KODIAK, ALASKA,
REPEALING CHAPTER 2 OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND RESOLUTIONS AND RE- ENACTING THE SAME
BE IT ORDAINED by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly of
Kodiak, State of Alaska, as follows:
Section 1: Chapter 2 of the Kodiak Island Borough Code
of Ordinances and Resolutions which provides for Borough Organi-
zation and employees is hereby repealed and re- enacted as follows:
CHAPTER 2
BOROUGH ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
Section 1. BOROUGH SEAL: The following is hereb
A two-inch (2 a ") circle circumscribed
bed aroundaBoneuand
one - quarter inch (1 -1/4 ") circle with the words "Kodiak
Island Borough" on the upper half of the seal between
the larger and smaller inscribed circles, and the date
1963, placed between the larger and smaller circles at
the six o'clock position, with a star on the right and
one on the left of said date, and inscribed within the
smaller circle at the top the word "Corporate" with a
dash beneath the same, and in capital letters the word
"SEAL" across the middle of the circle with a dash
below the same, and in the lower half of the same, and
in the lower half of the smaller circle the words
"State of Alaska ".
Section 2. BONDING SCHEDULE FOR BOROUGH OFFICERS: The following
schedule of bonding is adopted for the Borough officers
in accordance with AS07.25.060: The figure shown shal_
be the maximum amount purchased.
(A) Chairman, $200,000
(B) Clerk- Treasurer, $200,000
(C) Cashier, $10,000 each
(D) Assessor, $10,000
(E) All other such employees as may be determined by the
Chairman, $10,000 Annual premiums or pro -rate pre-
miums as applicable on surety bonds shall be paid by
the Borough.
Section 3. EXECUTION OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS: The Presiding
Officer, Chairman and Clerk- Treasurer of the Borough
are authorized and empowered to sign checks upon the
Borough checking account; and to sign, enforce, accept
make, execute and deliver checks, notes, drafts, accept-
ances and /or bills of exchange for deposit, discount,
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rediscount, or any other purpose, and to do all lawful
acts requisite for effecting these premises, all check
on the bank account of the Borough to become counter
signed by any two (2) such persons.
Section 4. GENERAL. PERSONNEL REGULATIONS
A. Types of Employment:
1. Probationary: All employees appointed to full
time permanent positions shall first serve a
probationary period for the purpose of observ-
ing the employee's work, his adjustment to the
new work required and for rejecting any employ
whose performance does not meet the required
standards. The probationary period shall begi
immediately upon appointment and continue for
three (3) months. At any time during the
probationary period, an employee whose perfor-
mance does not meet the required standards may
be dismissed. There shall be no recourse to
dismissal prior to completion of the probation
ary period.
2. Permanent: Employees in this category are cla
ified as full time regular employees serving
as part of the staff c omplement con in u
required for performance of Borough services.
Permanent employees are approved only upon
completion of their probationary period.
B. Rates of Pay: Employees shall be paid semi - monthl
no more than 1 /24th of the annual rate established in the
Annual Borough Budget unless otherwise provided fo
Pay days shall be the 15th and the last working 3a
each month.
C. Leave: Leave with pay shall accrue to all regular
employees at the rate of 1 -1/2 days for each full
calendar month of service, but new employees may
not take such leave, until after three months of
employment. For new hires, any employee employed
between the 1st and 15th days of the month, inclu-
sive, shall be considered to have worked the full
month for leave purposes; and any employee employe
after the 15th day of the month shall accrue no le N,
for that month. Leave may be used for vacation,
periods of illness or to conduct personal business
An employee desiring to take leave shall submit an
application on blanks provided by the Borough. Su.1
applications shall be approved by the appropriate
department head and the Borough Chairman, prior to
taking leave. In case of illness, retroactive
approval may be obtained.
The maximum number of days of leave that may be
accrued for any one employee at any one time is
36 days. The principal purpose for providing leav
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benefits is to provide periods of vacation for
Borough employees. Accrued leave shall not be
paid to any employee who has resigned or is termin
ated from Borough employment with less than one
year's service.
Leave without pay, if approved by the Borough
Chairman, may be granted to employees not to ex-
ceed 30 days. The procedure and approval shall
be the same as prescribed for the granting of leav
with pay. Leave without pay in excess of 30 days
shall be subject to approval by the Borough Assemb
Special leave with pay may be granted to Borough
employees for jury duty, or those who are members
of the National Guard, to attend annual encampment
Application and approval procedure shall be the
same as prescribed for regular leave with pay.
Such special leave shall not be chargeable to
the employees regular accrual. Pay during such
periods of special leave shall be the regular rate
less the amount(s) of pay received by the employee
for National Guard duty during such period of
encampment. The employee's regular rate of pay
shall be exclusive of scheduled overtime pay. All
employees applying for special leave to attend
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National Guard orders to the leave application. h
All employees granted such special leave shall fur
nish the Borough evidence as to the amount of
National Guard pay received during the period of
encampment. Such evidence may be in the form of
a letter from the Commanding Officer of the Nation
Guard unit. Leave benefits are not applicable to
part -time or temporary employees.
D. Holidays: The following Holidays shall be recogni ed
by the Borough: New Year's Day, Washington's
Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor
Day, Alaska Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day
and Christman Day. In the event of a recognized
holiday falling on Saturday, the preceding Friday
shall be observed. In the event of a recognized
holiday falling on Sunday, the following Monday
shall be observed. All employees shall be excused
from work on recognized holidays,and special holi-
days declared by the President of the United State
or the Governor of the State of Alaska, except
where the activities of the Borough require that
regular or emergency work be performed. In the
event holiday work is required, the rate of pay
for employees working on hilidays shall be two
times the regular rate of pay.
E. Additional Benefits: The Borough shall pay one -
half of the cost of Blue Cross or other similar
hospitalization plan.
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Section 5.
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F. Employment Terminations:
1. Employment may be terminated when ability to
perform required duties falls below required
standards, or for inefficiency, insubordinate
habitual tardiness, use of intoxicating beverage
on duty, or other just cause.
2. Except in an aggravating case where the best
interests of the Borough will not be served,
two weeks notice of termination will be given.
3. An employee resigning his or her position shal
give at least two weeks notice to enable the
Borough to make proper provision for filling
the position. This requirement may be waived
under extenuating circumstances, such as an
immediate need for medical treatment, change o
residence caused by unexpected military orders
of the spouse, and similar circumstances.
G. Other Employment: No regular employee of the Boro gt
shall engage in any occupation or outside activity
which is incompatible with his employment by the
Borough, or adversely affects the performace of
his or her municipal duties as may be determined
by the Borough
A. Annual Review: The general terms and conditions o
employment of all employees of the Borough may be
reviewed annually by the Borough Chairman and
Borough Assembly during April of each year.
B. Effective Date: Any changes in either the pay
rates or general terms and conditions of employmen
as set forth during the review and incorporated
the approved budget shall become effective on tI
first day of the following fiscal year unless
otherwise provided for.
C. Overtime: Overtime pay shall be paid to all non -
supervisory employees at the rate of time and one -
half the regular rate. When overtime is necessary
with the option to such employee of taking off
compensatory time for such work instead of such
pay if desired and on a mutually agreeable schedul
for such time off.
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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BY:
SIDING OFFICER
ORO GH CHAIRN
BO UGH CLERK
1st Reading and approval date: November 7, 1968
2nd Reading, public hearing & passage date: November 21, 1968
Effective Date: December 21, 1968
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