2020-01-27 Regular MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Consolidation Committee
January 27, 2020
A Consolidation Committee meeting was held on January 27, 2020, in the Borough
Conference Room of the Kodiak Island Borough Building, 710 Mill Bay Road. The
meeting was called to order at 6:40 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Culbertson, Griffin, Kewan via telephone, Kornelis, Haines, Thran via
telephone, VanDyke, alt Delgado, alt Turner, ex-officio Tvenge
Absent: Kavanaugh, Thomas, ex-officio Powers
PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to Three Minutes per Speaker)
There were no public comments
AGENDA ITEMS
Minutes of the January 6, 2020 Consolidation Committee Meeting
Approved by unanimous consent
Introduction to the local government budgets
Members received an introduction to government budget process and structure; hard
copies of the most recent City and Borough budget books; and discussed how
understanding the budgets is appropriate for the committee.
Discussion included whether or not this committee is the appropriate decision maker
regarding a consolidated government budget, that this exercise allows the committee
to determine if recommendations regarding the provision of services are affordable
and/or appropriate; members generally appreciated having hard copies to review and
learn about the structure and process of the local government budgets.
MEMBERS CLOSING COMMENTS
Duplication of process and effort was noted; inefficiencies of each organization
keeping track of what the other is doing; discussion was appreciated.
SET NEXT MEETING DATE AND TIME
The next meeting is calendared for February 31 however members preferred more time
to digest the information presented at this meeting.
Next meeting will be February 1011
ADJOURNMENT
—7:30 p.m.
Approved:
Kodiak Island Borough Consolidation Committee Minutes
January 27, 2020