FY2013-32 Joint Resolution of the Kodiak Island Borough and City Council Documenting the Kodiak Fisheries Work Group Scope of Authority 1 Introduced by: Kodiak Fisheries Work Group
2 Requested by: Borough Assembly/City Council
3 Drafted by: Kodiak Fisheries Work Group
Introduced on: 06/06/2013
4 Adopted on: 06/06/2013
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7 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
8 RESOLUTION NO. FY2013-32
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10 A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
11 ASSEMBLY AND KODIAK CITY COUNCIL DOCUMENTING THE
12 KODIAK FISHERIES WORK GROUP'S SCOPE AND AUTHORITY
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14 WHEREAS, it is in Kodiak's best interests for its Borough and City governments to be
15 well informed regarding the potential impacts of State and Federal fishery management
16 actions on the Kodiak community; and
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18 WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and the City Council have determined
19 that a Kodiak Fisheries Work Group can provide valuable assistance to the Borough
20 Assembly and City Council by identifying fishery management actions that could affect
21 Kodiak; and
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23 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
24 BOROUGH THAT this resolution hereby creates the Kodiak Fisheries Work Group; and
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26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT:
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28 1. Membership. The Kodiak Fisheries Work Group (work group) shall be composed of
29 three representatives from the Kodiak Island Borough and three representatives from
30 the Kodiak City Council.
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32 2. Organization. The work group shall'designate two co-chairs at the first meeting of the
33 calendar year and shall hold at least one meeting monthly. The co-chairs shall
34 alternate presiding the meetings. The borough manager, city manager, and the
35 fisheries analyst shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the work group.
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37 3. Purpose, Scope, and Authority.
38 a. Focus on overall impacts to the community and maintenance and growth of
39 revenue streams.
40 b. Understand how various approaches will fundamentally impact fisheries and
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42 c. Frame benchmarks and objectives as positive statements.
43 d. Refrain from taking positions on allocation questions to the extent possible while
44 understanding that many issues and decisions will have allocation implications.
45 e. Focus on broad-scale program features unless specific program elements threaten
46 the goals for management programs as referenced within Resolution No. 2012-31
47 of the City of Kodiak.
48 f. Kodiak Fisheries Work Group will review the Kodiak Fisheries Analyst/Consultant
49 written quarterly reports including background materials and analysis for fisheries
50 issues of importance to the community pursuant to the contractual report schedule.
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51 4. Administrative assistance. The Borough and City Clerk's office staff shall:
52 a. Furnish the work group with copies of all requested documents and other
53 information necessary or reasonably related to the work group's functions;
54 b. Provide the work group with such supplies, meeting space, and secretarial
55 assistance;
56 c. Refer to the work group, for their discussion, all nonemergency matters within the
57 scope of its powers and duties prior to presenting those matters to the assembly for
58 action; and
59 d. Transmit all recommendations and other communications from the work group to
60 the Assembly and Council.
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62 5. Consensus. The affirmative votes of four (4) work group members shall be required to
63 build consensus of the work group. Consensus shall be given at a public meeting of the
64 work group.
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66 6. Agenda. The co-chairs and the fisheries analyst shall determine items for the agenda.
67 No business may be transacted nor is any measure considered that is not on the
68 agenda. The clerk shall prepare an agenda and it shall be distributed to work group
69 members, along with the meeting packet, one week prior to the regular meeting.
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71 7. Meeting Notes/Summary. Bulleted notes shall be taken and shall be filed as a part of
72 the meeting packet.
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74 8. Reporting. Work group members who are unable to attend a meeting shall advise the
75 staff clerk of the contemplated absence to maximize attendance and participation of
76 members at these meetings.
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78 ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
79 THIS SIXTH DAY OF JUNE, 2013
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81 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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86 Je*me M. Selby, Borough Mayar
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88 ATTEST:
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92 Nova M. Javier, MMC, Bo ugh Clerk
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