1989-26 Establishing a Committee of the Assembly to Obtain Input from Borough Employees Concerning Methods of Improving Communication among the Employees, the Assembly, and the Administration.By:
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KIB Assembly
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4/20/89
4/20/89
4/20/89
4/20/89
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 89 -26 -R
A RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY ESTABLISHING
A COMMITTEE OF THE ASSEMBLY TO OBTAIN INPUT FROM BOROUGH
EMPLOYEES CONCERNING METHODS OF IMPROVING COMMUNICATION
AMONG THE EMPLOYEES, THE ASSEMBLY, AND THE ADMINISTRATION
WHEREAS, the employees of the Borough desire to have a
mechanism for providing input to the mayor and assembly on issues which will
affect the terms and conditions of Borough employment, and
WHEREAS, the assembly desires to obtain this input so that
employee desires can be considered in making decisions which affect the
employees, and
WHEREAS, the Borough is permitted under state law to seek
employee input; and
WHEREAS, the assembly regards such input as beneficial to both
employees and to the Borough, and
WHEREAS, establishing a dialogue among the employees, the
assembly, and the administration would be useful in furthering harmony and
efficiency in the daily operations of the Borough, and would therefore
enhance the public health, safety, and welfare, and
WHEREAS, the employees have the right under the constitutions of
the United States and the State of Alaska to organize themselves, or to
refrain from organizing themselves, in any manner which they choose for the
purpose of lobbying the assembly and administration for particular rights in
the employee /employer relationship, and
WHEREAS, the assembly respects this right and does not desire to
interfere with the employees' exercise thereof, and
WHEREAS the Kodiak island Borough is located in a remote
geographic location and is responsible for providing essential public services
such as water, sewer, fire protection, road maintenance, garbage disposal,
health care, animal control, recreation, and planning and zoning, which
cannot be provided by any other entity, and
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WHEREAS, all revenues received by the Kodiak Island Borough are
used for the purpose of providing these essential public services, and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough does not operate for profit,
and its economic concerns and motivations are therefore different from those
of employers in the private sector, and
WHEREAS, for these reasons it is essential that the Borough
maintain local control over labor relations and over the Borough's budgetary
process, and
WHEREAS, since 1977 the Borough has had a comprehensive system
of personnel rules and regulations which has provided, for the most part, a
stable atmosphere of labor relations for many years, and
WHEREAS, the assembly desires to consider input from the
employees on ways these personnel rules and regulations can be improved to
further enhance stability, harmony, and efficiency in Borough employment and
operations, and
WHEREAS, by its terms the National Labor Relations Act does not
apply to the Borough, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 80 -5 -R enacted January 22, 1980, the
Borough exempted itself from the Alaska Public Employment Relations Act, in
accordance with provisions of the Act which authorize such action, and
WHEREAS, because of these exemptions no procedure exists
'whereby the assembly and administration can obtain input on a regular basis
from employees, and
WHEREAS, the assembly desires to establish such a procedure, and
to consider the employees' input in this regard;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Assembly of the
Kodiak Island Borough that:
1. The assembly make a legislative finding and determination that
the statements contained in the Whereas clauses in this
resolution are true and re
2. The presiding office shall appoint a committee of the assembly
to obtain input from the employees of the Borough.
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3 . More specifically, the committee shall obtain input from the
Borough employees concerning the best way to establish a
procedure by which the assembly and administration can
regularly receive input from the employees concerning the
terms and conditions of their employment.
4 . The presiding officer shall set the date, time and place for a
meeting at which the committee shall accomplish the goals
contained in paragraphs 2 and 3. This meeting shall be
scheduled at a time which is reasonably convenient to the
committee and employees.
5 . The Borough Clerk shall post notices of this meeting at
prominent places throughout the Borough offices.
6. All interested employees are hereby invited to attend this
meeting and to inform the assembly committee of their desires
concerning a system for regular communication among the
assembly, the administration, and the employees.
7 . After considering the desires of the employees, the committee
shall develop and present to the assembly a recommendation for
establishing such a procedure.
8. The assembly reaffirms the decision previously made in
Resolution No. 80 -5 -R, dated January 22, 1980, to reject
application of the Alaska Public Employment Relations Act,
which is codified as AS 2 3,40.070 et seq.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 20th DAY OF APRIL, 1989.
Kodiak Island Borough
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