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1969-22 Adopting Rules of Business as Provided in AS 7.20.070F. If a Clerk shall than D. The Clerk of office to the newly elected immediately to the election G. Electi be in the following KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ORDINANCE NUMBER 69 -22-0 AN ORDINANCE OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOI )H AS tin 1: ADOPTING RULES AND AN ORDER OF BUSINESS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 07.20.07 ALASKA STATUTES AND AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH .: OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS BY ADDING THERETO SECTION 6 BE IT ORDAINED by the Kodiak Island Borough sembly that the following Rules and Order of Business be and the pursuant to Section 07.20.070(b) of the Alaska S of the Kodiak Island Borough Code of Ordinances same is hereby amend by adding thereto Section 6. Rules and Order Section 1. organization A. The assembly shall net date following each Borough el B. At such meeting, the of all assemblymen duly elected C. Heldover assembl presiding officer (Pres is not held over. are hereby adopted tes and that Chapter 2 Resolutions be and the 6 to read as follows: of the organize on the regular meeting of the Assembly shall call the roll led. elect from their number a temporary ) in the event the presiding officer ly shall immediately administer the oath of ied assemblymen and shall then proceed iding officer of the assembly (President). E. Upon his el- .on, President of the assembly shall then proceed to the election of the ty Presiding Officer (Vice President). Chairman shall have been newly elected, the Borough ter to him the Oath of Office. of the 4 �• and V� p� of the assembly shall tions shall be heard from as many Assemblymen as shall ire to make them. At the close of nominations a secret ballot shall be taken. A majority of assedimen present shall be required for election. If no majority is case for any candidate, the candidate with the fewest ballots shall be dropped from the list of candidates and another ballot shall be cast. Ali often as there is no majority for any candidate, this procedure shall be followed until one candidate shall be elected. 5. The term of office for the President and the Vice President of the Assembly shall be one year or until the borough election following his election to the office of President or Vice President of the assembly, 6. No assemblyman shall be eligible to succeed himself in the office of President or Vice President of the assembly. Section 2. Vacancies in Office: A. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of assemblyman 1 or Borough Chairman for any of the reasons set forth by law, the assembly shall by motion, declare the office vacant. 3 L' � B. A vacancy in any office shall be filled not later than the next regular meeting after the vacancy has occurred.' C. Election shall be conducted in the same manner as Section 1, Paragraph G. Section 3. President of the Assembly and Vice President of the Assembly: A. The president of the assembly shall be the presiding officer of the assembly. B. The Vice President of the assembly shall be the presiding office of the assembly in the case of absence or inability of the President. C. The presiding officer shall be addressed as Mr. President. 7 D. The presiding offices shall be a member of the assembly with all of the powers and duties of that office. He shall have the privilege f seconding a motion but shall not have the privilege of making a motion. E. The presiding officer shall not have veto power. Section 4. Meetings of the Assembly: A. Regular meeting s of the Assembly shall be held at 1�_„ twice each month on the first and relay of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the place designated by the Assembly. In its selection of a meeting place, the assembly shall give consideration to the reasonable accommodation of the public. PAGE 1W), ORDI 69 -22-0 B. Special meetings of the assembl the Chairman of the Borough, t ee P g , the President of they be called f hh e by resident of the assembly when acting in the ca reside President of the assembly, by capacity of members of the assembl or by petition of no less th assemblymen Y y agreement of a majority of2the °f the assembly?nen reac at any regular or special meeting of the C. At least 24 hours written notice shall be given designating the time and place of all regular and special meetings 1 and public notice shall be given by publication of notice of all regular meetings at least one (1) week before the d meetin and � g at least 24 hours before any special ate of the possible and practical. Such notice shall belservedtpers if at ly alll on each member of the assembly or left at his usual place oofbusine by the Borough Clerk or by someone designated by the Clerk. legal meeting if In y special meeting shall be a are present or if present, and all absent members have waived in there be a quo writing notice. Waivers may be either before or after the time the required meeting, the me of the E. No notice as required by Paragraph C above shall be necessary in the case of a special meeting called by agreement of a majority of the assembly reached at any regular or special meeting of the assembly. F. An affidavit of service of a notice of special meeting shall be made a part of the journal of any special meeting. Waivers of notice shall be attached to and made a part of the journal of the meeting. G. All regular and special meetings of the assembly opportunity to be heard. shall be public meetings and the public shall have a reasonable 1 . When it is apparent that a number of persons in the audience wish to be heard on a subject, , presentation shall be limited to a 5 minute presen -I tation for each person, so that everyone wishing to be heard may be able to speak and so that the Borough may proceed with its regularly scheduled business without undue delay. H. No business shall be transacted at any special meeting of the assembly except that stated in the notice of the meeting. I. A majority of the members of the assembly shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members. J. Order of business at all regular meetings of the assembly shall be as follows: Page Three, ORDINANCE NO. 69 -22 -0 1 1. Call to order 2. Roll call 3. Minutes of Previous meeting 4. Minutes of other meetings 5. People to be heard, appearances, requests and communications 6. Public hearings 7. Planning and zoning items 8. Old business 9. New business 10. Chairman's Report 11. Assembly comments 12. Audience comments 13. Adjournment K. The assembly may, at the conclusion of its regular or specially called meeting, go into a closed or executive session from which the general public may be excluded but only upon request! of the Borough Chairman or Presiding Officer dr two or more membersl of the assembly and then only after a majority vote taken at a public meeting, and during such closed or executive session, only those subjects shall be considered as are mentioned in the motion for the executive session, it being the intent to limit such executive sessions to personnel matters or problems which might tend to cause embarassment to the person involved if discussed publicly and no ordinance, resolution, order, motion, or other official action shall be passed, approved or voted upon or claim allowed at such session., L. Listing of ordinances on the assembly meeting agenda shall include whether the consideration is on first or final reading. M. The agenda for the regular assembly meetings shall be public information and shall be available to the general public not less than 24 hours prior to any regular assembly meeting. N. The tentative agenda for regular assembly meetings shall be distributed to each assemblyman and the borough chairman not less than 48 hours prior to the regular assembly meeting, and if emergencies arise, this shall be added to the agenda under "chairman's comments." Section 5. Assembly Voting: A. No member of the assembly may vote on any question in which he has a direct or indirect financial interest and he shall be required to make known to the assembly any such interest. B. Except as provided in Paragraph A above, all members of the assembly shall vote on each question before the assembly for determination, unless excused therefrom by all remaining members able to vote on the question. C. All votes of the assembly shall be by call of the roll and the "Yes" and "No" votes of the assemblymen shall be recorded in the journal, except that if there be no objection to any action, the vote shall be announced and recorded as unanimous. Page Four, ORDINANCE NO. 69 -22 -0 D. Prior to the roll call on any question, the President,] of the Assembly shall announce whether the question calls for a du' weighted or an unweighted vote. E. Questions on ordinances or resolutions co the following shall require a weighted vote: one or more of 1. Areawide taxes for areawide functions. 2 . Incurring indebtedness on an areawide basis for areawide functions. 3. All powers transferred to the borough by cities. 4. Assessment and collection of property taxes with the Limitations provided in Section 07.15.320(b). 5. Education. 6. Planning & Zoning. 7. Acquisition of additional areawide 8. Dog control (if area -aide) ors 9. Health and Sanitation. F. On all questions requiring a weighted vote, the clerk shall announce the weighting of each vote during the call of the roll. G. On completion of the roll call the President of the assembly vosall announce the number of affirmative votes, the number of whether the proposition has carried or has failed. H. A majority of all votes to which the shall be required t cars any measure before the assembly. ly Any nu � en though it constitutes a majority of members e w sh � measure shall be defeated. shall I. Should there be a protest of two or more assembly membe on the fu ling ng under this section the ruling on the motion, resolution or op ord ni inance l b etpo postponed shall until the next meeting, at which time an Presented to clarify the ruling. J. before any E shall be introduced in writing and read by unanimous consent of the assembly bll pr t co t. Inln ste rcac uch case the res ear s u av shall be summarized. Final action ma T se may a resolution is introduced. may taken at the same meeting at which Section 6 Requirement of Attendance at Assembly Mee s: A. Each no of the assembly is required to attend every regular comm and any special meeting of the borough assembly and other meeting properly called for a valid i d public purpose. or informal B. Each employee of the borough is Y by t to attend meetings of the assembly or oannittees thereof when requested by the assembly. C. An assemblyman shol be excused ed excuse onl case of illness, specifically defined emergency, or r by Y• D. In the case of illness or emergency, the borough chairman or the president of the assembly shall be notified prior to the subject meeting. Page Five, ORDINANCE NUMBER 69 -22-0 E. An assemblyman or the borough chairman may request to be excused from any regular or special meeting and any such requests, whether verbal or written shall be acted upon by the assembly by motion. F. Borough employees missing assembly meetings at which attendance is required shall be subject to appropriate disci- plinary measures administered by the borough chairman. Section 7. Conduct of Debate and Discussion: A. chairman of the borough or any assemblyman, when desiring to speak at an assembly meeting shall respectfully address the chair as "Mr. President" and shall refrain from speaking until recognized. B. When two or more members request recognition at the same time, the president shall determine which one shall speak first. C. The President shall be charged with the responsibil t� of maintaining order and decorum at all times. He shall make such rulings as he deems necessary concerning points of order or concern ing spectators, such rulings subject to assembly appeal by motion duly seconded. D. Every member, while speaking, shall confine himself to the subject under debate, shall refrain from personalities, and shall not refer to any other member except in a respectful manner. E. In all matters not covered by these rules, Robert's Rules of Order, Revised, shall govern. F. The assembly rules shall prevail in all cases unlesk suspended by a vote of 2/3 of the members of the assembly. Section 8. Employees of the Assembly: A. The principal employee of the assembly shall be thel B. The clerk shall: 1. Give due notice of the time and place of assemb y meetings to the public and assembly members. 2. Keep the journal of assembly proceedings. 3. Procure for the assembly any required publication of notices, ordinances, resolutions, hearings,e c. 4. Maintain and make available for public inspecti n an indexed file containing copies of the borough code; every adopted ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation and code of regulations. 5. Perform any other duty assigned by the assembly. C. The clerk shall be elected or terminated by a majority vote of the assembly. D. The Chairman shall have the authority to appoint and dismiss such other employees of the assembly as shall be authorized by ordinance. Page Six, ORDINANCE NO. 69 -22 -0 clerk. Q f} ) f Section 9. Veto by the Borough Chairman: A. The borough chairman shall have the power to veto (nullify) any ordinance or resolution of the borough assembly. B. The veto of the borough chairman shall be timely and effective provided: 1. The borough chairman shall have exercised his veto not later than seven (7)days following fin action by the assembly. 2. The borough chairman shall have rendered writte notice of his veto to all assemblymembers not later than seven (7) days following final action by the assembly. Such notice, if mailed, shall bear a postmark not later than seven (7) days following the final action by the borough assembly on the ordinance or resolution in question. C. The assembly may overcome the veto of the borough chairman upon the exercise of at least 2/3 of the votes of the assembly, provided such action shall have been accomplished not later than seven (7) days after the date of notice of veto of the borough chairman or at the next regular assembly meeting, whichever is later. D. The borough chairman shall not have the power of veto over any ordinance or resolution beyond the seven (7) day limi E. The assembly shall not have the power to overcome the veto beyond the seven (7) day limit. F. Any ordinance or resolution not signed or vetoed within the seven (7) day limit shall be effective without the signature of the borough chairman. Section 10. Budgets A. The borough chairman shall prepare and submit the annual budget and capital program to the assembly on or before the 15th dar of May of each year and the assembly shall hold a hearing on the proposed budget and capital program. After public hearing on the proposed budget, the assembly may adopt, with or without amendment, the annual budget as proposed by the chairman. The assembly may make supplemental and emergency appropriations but no payment may be authorized or made and no obligation incurred against the borough except in accordance with the appropriations duly made. ATTEST: PASSED AND APPROVED this 1 2 1 9 BY: BY: day of , 196 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH Chairman Presiding Officer Borough Clerk Page Seven, ORDINANCE NO. 69 -22 -0 First Reading After Aynt: October 2, 1969 Second Reading, Public Hearing and Passage Date: Oste er 16, 1 QgQ Effective Date: