1989-68 Supporting the Alaska Municipal League.By:
Introduced:
Adopted:
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 89 -68 -R
Mayor Selby
9/21/89
9/21/89
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
WHEREAS, the Alaska Municipal League, as a statewide, nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization, exists to promote local government throughout
Alaska; and
WHEREAS, the current municipal membership of the Alaska Municipal
League is 113 local governments of all sizes, from all parts of the state; and
WHEREAS, these governments provide essential services to approxi-
mately 95 percent of Alaska's population; and
WHEREAS, the Alaska Municipal League, by virtue of the size and
diversity of its membership, can have more influence with the Legislature and
the state administration than any one municipality can by itself; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough and six incorporated citles
within its boundaries are proud members of the Alaska Municipal League; and
WHEREAS, the Alaska Municipal League provides the Kodiak Island
Borough and all its member municipalities with infomation, advocacy at the
state and federal levels, training, research, risk management, and other
services that can be provided more efficiently and more effectively in
conjunction with other local governments; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough and its communities are now
represented on the League Board by Jerome Selby, who will step into the
presidency at the 1990 Alaska Municipal League Conference; and
WHEREAS, other local officials from throughout the borough have
played and continued to play important roles in the League, including
membership on the Board of Directors and on the Legislative Committee,
ensuring that the interests of the borough's residents are well represented
and also enabling the borough's local governing bodies to broaden their
understanding of the concerns of local governments throughout the State and
to promote the common interests of all Alaskans; and
WHEREAS, by participating in this statewide organization, the
Kodiak Island Borough and all Alaska Municipal League members are able to
develop a better understanding of the operation of local governments, and the
diversity of peoples and cultures that make up Alaska; and
WHEREAS, this understanding and broadened appreciation of any by
the officials of the Kodiak Island Borough works to the advantage of the
borough's residents and to all Alaskans; and
WHEREAS, the publications of the Alaska Municipal League,
expecially the "Alaska Municipal League Legislative Bulletin," published
weekly during the legislative session, provide Kodiak Island Borough officials
and employees with up -to -date Information about what is going on in Juneau;
and
WHEREAS, training programs of the Alaska Municipal League offer
elected officials, managers, municipal clerks, and others an opportunity to
exchange views with their colleagues in other parts of the state and to
strengthen their skills so they can better serve the citizens of the Kodiak
Island Borough; and
WHEREAS, the Alaska Municipal League monitors legislation and
adminsitrative agency actions that affect municipalities so that its members can
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be aware of how these actions will affect them and work to support or oppose
them for the good of Alaska's local governments; and
WHEREAS, in the First Session of the 16th Legislature alone, the
Alaska Municipal League was a key player in several major legislative issues
benefitting Alaska municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the Alaska Municipal League waged a strong battle to
prevent a decrease in funding for the Municpal Assistance and REvenue
Sharing programs during the 1989 session, and was successful in reducing
the 20 percent cut proposed by legislators, thus preserving over $101,000 in
Municpal Assistance and Revenue Sharing for the Kodiak Island Borough and
over $85,000 for other local governments within borough boundaries; and
WHEREAS, through the efforts of the Alaska Municpal League and
others in support of full funding for the school foundation formula for FY 90,
the Kodiak Island Borough did receive full funding for that entitlement,
compared to the 20 percent cut proposed by legislators during the session,
which has enabled the borough to better provide for the education of our
children; and
WHEREAS, through the efforts of the Alaska Municipal League in
support of funding for the school construction debt reimbursement program,
vunding for the program was increased over the Governor's recommended
level, and the Governor was convinced not to reduce the appropriation, thus
providing the Kodiak Island Borough with additional funds to repay its
outstanding debt for school construction; and
WHEREAS, the Alaska Municipal League, in recognition of the crisis
facing many municipalities in Alaska who were unable to purchase municipal
insurance, supported legislation that would allow municipalities to form risk
management pools and in 1988 did form such a pool to ensure that all Alaska's
municipalities will have access to stable and affordable insurance and risk
management education;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kodiak Island Borough
Assembly that the Borough and all its communities value and appreciate the
Alaska Municipal League and recognize the important role the League plays in
promoting the welfare of the citizens of the Kodiak Island Borough and all
citizens of Alaska by promoting the cause of local government in Alaska.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Kodiak Island Borough
Assembly encourages all of the state's municipalities to become or remain
members of the League to ensure the diversity, viability, and effectiveness of
this vital statewide organization.
ATTEST:
Boron Clerk 6
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 21st DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1989.
Resolution No. 89 -68 -R
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ayor
/Prksiding Officer