FY2022-04 To Provide For An Area Wide Authority To Fund Post-Secondary Education Programs Provided By Kodiak College As3
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Introduced by: Assembly Members Dvorak and Turner thru the Mayor
Drafted by: Assembly Member Dvorak
Introduced on: 06/17/2021
Public Hearing Date: 07/01/2021
Failed on: 07/01/2021
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. FY2022-04
AN ORDINANCE INITIATING A BALLOT MEASURE FOR THE OCTOBER 5, 2021 REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION, WHICH, IF PASSED BY THE VOTERS, WOULD AMEND THE
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH CODE TO PROVIDE FOR AN AREA WIDE AUTHORITY TO
FUND POST -SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY KODIAK COLLEGE
AS PART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SYSTEM LOCATED WITHIN THE KODIAK
ISLAND BOROUGH, SUBJECT TO A ONE -TENTH OF A MILL TAX LEVY LIMIT.
WHEREAS, the Kodiak College campus of the University of Alaska provides post -secondary
education opportunities to the residents of the Kodiak Island Borough; and,
WHEREAS, these post -secondary education programs are of significant benefit to the
residents and businesses of the Kodiak Island Borough; and,
WHEREAS, Kodiak College campus was originally created in conjunction with the Kodiak
Island Boroughs responsibility to provide for elementary and post -secondary education within
the borough, in part through the donation of land upon which the current Kodiak College campus
now sits; and,
WHEREAS, in order to maintain some assurance of continued post -secondary education
programs provided at the Kodiak College campus, which are of benefit to the residents and
businesses of the borough, borough funding assistance, subject to approval by the voters, would
be appropriate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH that:
Section 1: This ordinance is not of general application and shall not be codified.
Section 2: An election is to be held on October 5, 2021 in the Kodiak Island Borough and the
following proposition shall be submitted to the qualified voters for approval or
rejection. A simple majority of those electors qualified and voting in favor of the
proposition shall be required for approval.
Proposition No. 1
Shall The Kodiak Island Borough Amend Its Code Of Ordinances To Establish An
Areawide Authority To Provide Funds To Kodiak College, As Part Of The University Of
Alaska System, To Use In Providing Post -Secondary Education Programs And Operations
Within The Kodiak Island Borough Boundaries, Subject To A Limitation That Total Annual
Funding May Not Exceed The Amount That Would Be Raised By The Equivalent Of An
Areawide Tax Levy Of One -Tenth (0.1) Of A Mill.
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Ordinance No. FY2022-04
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• YES
• NO
Section 3: The following code sections shall be codified and become effective upon voter
ratification of the proposition allowing the borough to provide funding to Kodiak
College:
KIBC 3.10.XXX
Post -Secondary Education Special Revenue Fund
A. Authority to provide postsecondary education funding. The borough may provide,
on an areawide basis, funding to Kodiak College as part of the University of
Alaska system, to use in providing post -secondary education programs and
operations within the borough, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
B. Limitation of funding. Funding provided under this chapter will be subject to annual
appropriation and authorization by the assembly. The total of all funding may not
exceed the amount which would be generated by an areawide tax levy of 0.1 mills.
C. Funding restricted to operations.
1. No funds provided by the borough to institutions under this chapter may be
used for capital improvements, or construction of facilities. Funds may only
be used for instruction and the operations of facilities used to provide
curriculum or programs offered within the borough.
2. No money may be utilized for the provision of programs outside the borough;
this restriction includes general administrative expenses or overhead costs
involved in providing programs within the borough, unless the assembly has
consented by resolution to such expenses or costs being utilized in
connection with a particular program.
D. Grant application. In order to be eligible for receipt of funding under this chapter,
Kodiak College must submit a grant application in writing to the manager no later
than February 15, of each year for consideration in the next fiscal year budget.
The application shall specify the amount sought and describe the proposed use
of the funds.
E. Agreement by institution. Kodiak College must sign an agreement that its use of
the funds will be in accordance with the the provisions of this ordinance and that
it will be responsible to refund any monies used for purposes not authorized by
this ordinance. It must also agree to provide an accounting for the funds received
and provide certification by its auditors that the funds were used in compliance
with this ordinance.
F. Unused/unrequested funds, fund balance. At the conclusion of the fiscal year for
which funds may be appropriated, if there are unutilized or unrequested funds in
the Post -secondary Education Special Revenue Fund, such funds shall carry over
as fund balance which shall be capped at a maximum amount not to exceed Five -
Tenths (0.5) of a mill at the time the tax levy is calculated for the subsequent fiscal
year calculation.
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Ordinance No. FY2022-04
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FAILED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST, 2021.
KODIAK ISLAND BOR
William Roberts, Ma or
VOTES:
Ayes: Turner and Williams
Noes: Symmons and Arndt
Absent: Dvorak, Kavanaugh, and Smith
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Ordinance No. FY2022-04
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