10/12/1963THE KODIAK ISE D BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
MINUTES OF MEETING - - OCTOBER 12, 1963
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY WAS CALLED TO
ORDER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1963, AT 6:25 A.M. IN THE BELMONT CAFE,
KODIAK, BY BOROUGH CHAIRMAN CHARLES A. POWELL.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE MEETING WERE ASSEMBLYMEN - AT •LARGE RUSSELL A.
WRIGHT, HAROLD D. ALEXANDER, J. RICHARD PACE AND KODIAK CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO THE ASSEMBLY, ELDON LESTER AND MORRIS BURNHAM.
CHAIRMAN POWELL SHOWED COPIES OF THE STATE OF ALASKA'S CERTIFICATION
OF THE BOROUGH ELECTION ON SEPTEMBER 24 AND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH.
CHAIRMAN POWELL ALSO REPORTED THE RECEIPT OF THE $25,000 GRANT FROM
THE STATE TO MEET TRANSITIONAL EXPENSES. THE AMOUNT REPRESENTED THE
MINIMUM GRANT BY THE STATE. IT WAS NOTED THAT NEWLY •ORGANIZED
BOROUGHS WOULD RECEIVE $10 PER VOTER OR THE $25,000 GRANT. THE
CHAIRMAN SAID THE VOTER TOTAL IN THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION IN THE
BOUNDARIES OF KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH WAS 1,057.
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WAS THE ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND CO- CHAIRMAN
OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND A TREASURER.
ASSEMBLYMAN PACE MOVED FOR THE ELECTION OF POWELL AS CHAIRMAN OF THE
ASSEMBLY. ASSEMBLYMAN BURNHAM CLOSED THE NOMINATION AND ASKED THAT
THE SECRETARY CAST A UNANIMOUS BALLOT FOR POWELL. MOTION PASSED AND
POWELL WAS ELECTED CHAIRMAN.
ASSEMBLYMAN LESTER THEN NOMINATED RUSSELL A. WRIGHT FOR CO- CHAIRMAN.
ASSEMBLYMAN ALEXANDER CLOSED THE NOMINATIONS AND MOVED FOR THE
SECRETARY TO CAST A UNANIMOUS BALLOT FOR WRIGHT. MOTION PASSED AND
WRIGHT WAS ELECTED CO•CHAIRMAN.
AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE CHAIRMAN, IT WAS DECIDED TO COMBINE THE
OFFICES OF CLERK AND TREASURER.
ASSEMBLYMAN ALEXANDER MOVED THAT CHAIRMAN POWELL BE NOMINATED FOR
CLERK- TREASURER. ASSEMBLYMAN WRIGHT MOVED THAT NOMINATIONS BE CLOSED
AND THE SECRETARY INSTRUCTED TO CAST A UNANIMOUS BALLOT FOR POWELL.
MOTION PASSED AND CHAIRMAN POWELL WAS ELECTED CLERK - TREASURER.
MOTION WAS MADE BY ASSEMBLYMAN LESTER THAT ASSEMBLYMAN WRIGHT, BURNHAM
AND CHAIRMAN POWELL BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN BOROUGH CHECKS, WITH TWO
SIGNATURES REQUIRED. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
THE ASSEMBLY DECIDED TO DIVIDE THE $25,000 GRANT INTO TWO EQUAL
DEPOSITS, ONE TO AN ACCOUNT IN THE NATIONAL BANK OF ALASKA, KODIAK
BRANCH, AND THE OTHER INTO AN ACCOUNT WITH THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF ANCHORAGE, KODIAK BRANCH.
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QUESTION OF TRAVEL AND PER DIEM EXPENSE CAME UP BUT CHAIRMAN POWELL
ADVISED THAT AN EMERGENCY ACT COULD BE PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY TO REIM-
BURSE ASSEMBLYMAN PACE FOR EXPENSES INVOLVED IN ATTENDING FROM PORT
WAKEFIELD. PACE SAID IT WAS NOT NECESSARY FOR THIS MEETING AS HE
WAS IN TOWN ON COMPANY BUSINESS.
CHAIRMAN POWELL ANNOUNCED THE ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE CONVENTION
WOULD BE HELD IN SEWARD OCTOBER 23 -26, AND THE BOROUGH HAS BEEN
INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
THE CHAIRMAN THEN SUGGESTED THE ASSEMBLY NOTIFY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND THE C I T Y OF KODIAK THAT NO CHANGE I N THE STATUS QUO OF THE TWO
GOVERNMENTAL UNITS WAS PLANNED AT THIS TIME. IT WAS NOTED THE
BOROUGH HAS TWO YEARS IN WHICH TO ASSUME ITS DELEGATED POWERS.
MOTION WAS MADE BY BURNHAM THAT THE CLERK TREASURER DRAW UP A
RESOLUTION AND SUBMIT COPIES TO THE ASSEMBLYMEN FOR APPROVAL. SECOND
WAS MADE BY PACE.
RESOLUTION DRAFT TO DECLARE THAT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE STATUS QUO
OF THE KODIAK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF KODIAK
GOVERNMENTAL UNITS NOT TO BE ALTERED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE BOROUGH
ASSEMBLY INFORMS THEM. REASONS FOR THIS MOVE -- BECAUSE OF PENDING
LEGISLATION ON BOROUGHS IN THE NEXT SESSION OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE
BECAUSE OF THE REFERENDUM ON BOROUGHS NEXT AUGUST. ALSO BECAUSE
OF THE LACK OF FULL AND COMPLETE INFORMATION ON TRANSITIONAL PROCEDURES.
MOTION FOR THE RESOLUTION PREPARATION WAS UNANIMOUS.
THE ASSEMBLY THEN DECIDED TO MEET THE THIRD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT A
PLACE IN KODIAK TO BE DECIDED BY THE CHAIRMAN. THE NOVEMBER MEETING
WAS ANNOUNCED FOR THE EIGHTEENTH AT 8:00 P.M.
DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE QUESTION OF POPULATION AND MAKE -UP BETWEEN
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF KODIAK. THE
CHAIRMAN SAID HE WOULD HAVE FIGURES ON THE BREAKDOWN BY THE NEXT MEET-
ING. HE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT COPIES OF THE MANDATORY BOROUGH ACT, THE
BOROUGH ACT OF 1961, AS AMENDED, AND OTHER INFORMATION WOULD BE
SOUGHT FOR EACH MEMBER.
QUESTION ON WHAT CAN BE DONE IN REGARD TO PLANNING AND ZONING IN THE
BOROUGH CAME UP, AND THE CHAIRMAN SAID HE WOULD CHECK INTO THIS
MATTER.
THE ASSEMBLY MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 7:35 A.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
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