FY2003-08 Amending Rules of the Assembly - Citizens RightsATTEST:
Judith A. Nielse
, CMC, Boroug / lerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. 2003 -08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
AMENDING KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH CODE OF ORDINANCES
TITLE 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 2.17 RULES OF THE ASSEMBLY SECTION 2.17.090 CITIZENS' RIGHTS
Introduced by: Mayor LeDoux
Requested by: Mayor LeDoux
Drafted by: Borough Clerk
Introduced: 11/06/2003
Public Hearing: 11/20/2003
Adopted:
WHEREAS, it is preferable that citizens' not be required to state their address when addressing the
Assembly;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
Section 1: This ordinance is of a general and permanent nature and shall become a part of the
Kodiak Island Borough Code of Ordinances.
Section 2: Section 2.17.090 Citizen's Rights is hereby amended as follows:
2.17.090 Citizens' rights.
A. Addressing the assembly. Any person desiring to address the assembly shall first secure the
permission of the chair. However, under the following headings of business, unless the chair
rules otherwise, any qualified person may address the assembly without securing such prior
permission: Citizen's Comments, Public Hearing.
B. Written communications. Interested parties or their authorized representatives may address the
assembly by written communication in regard to matters then under discussion. Written items
bearing a request that they be read into the record shall be read aloud by the clerk or
designated assembly person.
C. Addressing the assembly after motion made. After a motion is made by the assembly, no
person shall address the assembly without first securing the permission of the assembly to do
so.
D. Manner of addressing the assembly - -Time limit. Each person addressing the assembly shall
step up to the microphone, give his name and addre& in an audible tone of voice for the record
and, unless further time is granted by the assembly, shall limit his address to three (3) minutes.
All remarks shall be addressed to the assembly as a body and not to any member thereof. No
person, other than the assembly and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into
any discussion, either directly or through the members of the assembly, without the permission
of the chair. No questions shall be asked of the assembly except through the chair.
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS TWENTIETH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2003
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Ordinance No. 2003 -08
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