2023-09-14 Special MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Assembly Special Meeting
September 14, 2023
A special meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly was held on September 14, 2023, in
the Assembly Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. Staff present were
Borough Manager Aimee Williams, Finance Director Dora Cross, Assessor Seema Garoutte, and
Borough Clerk Nova M. Javier.
ROLL CALL
Present were Mayor Scott Arndt, Assembly members Joseph Delgado, Jared Griffin, Larry
LeDoux, Ryan Sharratt, Scott Smiley, and James Turner.
CITIZENS COMMENTS
The following spoke under citizen's comments:
Dan Rohrer
Carlene McChesney
John Whiddon
CONSIDERATION OF MATTER(S) IN THE CALL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING
A. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Discussion Of Litigation Strategy Regarding Kodiak Area Native Association v. Kodiak
Island Borough, Case No. 3 KO-21-57CI
SMILEY moved to convene into executive session under the authority of KIBC. 2.30.030
(F)(1)(a) to discuss pending litigation to which the Borough is a party and to provide
direction to the Borough Attorney Borough regarding that litigation.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION CARRIED FOUR TO TWO: Delgado, Griffin,
LeDoux, and Smiley (AYES), Sharratt, and Turner (NOES)
SMILEY moved to invite the Mayor and Assembly into Executive Session as well as the
Borough Attorney, the Borough Manager, the Borough Finance Director, the Borough
Assessor, and the Borough Clerk.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
After the vote, Mayor Arndt recessed the special meeting and convened the executive
session at 6:42 p.m.
Upon returning from the executive session, Mayor Arndt reconvened the special
meeting at 8:25 p.m. and announced that direction was given to the Borough Manager
and Borough Attorney on how to proceed with this case.
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ADJOURNMENT
SMILEY moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:26 p.m.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Scott Arndt, Borough Mayor
ATTEST:
M. Javier, Borough
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