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12/19/19631. t I 1 3 7 2 MINUTES OF MEETING KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH DECEMBER 19, 1963 THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7 :55 P.M. BY PRESIDING OFFICER ELDON LESTER. THOSE PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN POWELL, MR. LESTER, MR. BURNHAM, MR. ALEXANDER, MR. PACE AND MR. WRIGHT. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18 WERE READ AND APPROVED AS READ. CHAIRMAN POWELL WAS ASKED TO MAKE A REPORT, AND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE BROUGHT UP FOR DISCUSSION: 1. A BRIEF OUTLINE WAS GIVEN OF THE JOINT MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 WITH THE KODIAK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL BOARD (SEE MINUTES OF THAT MEETING). 2. THE PROPOSED ORDNANCE ON PLANNING, ZONING AND PLATTING WAS DISCUSSED. CHAIRMAN POWELL SUGGESTED THAT CITY ORDNANCE 426O BE USED WITH MINOR ALTERATIONS TO APPLY TO THE BOROUGH. THE SUGGESTION TO ENACT AN EMERGENCY ORDNANCE TO ACTIVATE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WAS RULED AGAINST AND CHAIRMAN POWELL CLOSED THE DISCUSS - ION ON THIS ORDNANCE BY STATING THAT HE WOULD HAVE CITY ORDNANCE #260 REWRITTEN TO PROPERLY APPLY TO THE BOROUGH AND COPIES WOULD BE MAILED TO ALL ASSEMBLYMEN. 3. A FORMAL RESOLUTION WAS SUBMITTED TO THE ASSEMBLY FOR APPROVAL OF THE SCHOOL. BONDS. ASSEMBLYMAN ALEXANDER MOVED THAT THE R E S O L U T I O N BE APPROVED. I T WAS SECONDED BY ASSEMBLYmAN WRIGHT. THE MOTION WAS PASSED BY A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. UNDER NEW BUSINESS, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE PRESENTED TO THE ° ASSEMBLY: I. CHAIRMAN POWELL STATED THAT OFFICIAL LEGAL COUNSEL WAS NEEDED FOR THE BOROUGH AND SUGGESTED THAT MR. ROY MADSEN BE RETAINED. THE CHAIRMAN WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE ASSEMBLY TO DISCUSS FEES WITH MR. MADSEN AND REPORT THE DETAILS TO ASSEMBLYMEN FOR APPROVAL. ASSEMBLY- MAN BURNHAM MOVED THAT MR. MADSEN BE RETAINED AS THE BOROUGH'S OFFICIAL LEGAL COUNSEL ND THAT FEES BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY FOR APPROVAL AT A LATER DATE. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ASSEMBLY- MAN PACE. IT W'.S UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. 2. SUGGESTIONS WERE SOLICITED REGARDING POSSIBLE LOCATION OF A BOROUGH OFFICE. ASSEMBLYMAN PACE MOVED THAT CHAIRMAN POWELL LOCATE SUITABLE SPACE AND PURCHASE NECESSARY OFFICE EQUIPMENT TO MAKE THE OFFICE FUNCTIONAL. IT WAS SECONDED BY ASSEMBLYMAN BURNHAM AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE ASSEMBLY. n 1 ` 7 MINUTES OF MEETING DECEMBER t9, 1963 - 2 - 3. ASSEMBLYMAN WRIGHT MOVED THAT A PETTY CASH FUND BE ESTAB- LISHED IN THE AMOUNT OF 350. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ASSEMBLYMAN BURNHAM AND WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. 4. VOUCHER Ni. 4 WAS APPROVED. CHAIRMAN POWELL THEN REPORTED ON THE SCHOOL BOARD SITUATION AND STATED THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO HAVE TWO SUCH BOARDS, THE BOROUGH SCHOOL BOARD AND THE KODIAK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL BOARD, AT LEAST FO? THE TIME BEING. HE RECOMMENDED TWO THINGS: (1) THAT THE BOROUGH SCHOOL BOARD BE ACTIVATED IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND (2) THAT THE BOROUGH ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE KODIAK INDEPENDENT SCHJOL DISTRICT ON JULY I 1964. METHOD OF TAXING AND ASSESSING WAS DISCUSSED WITH REGARD TO THE REVENUE THAT THE BOROUGH CAN EXPECT TO COLLECT WHEN IT TAKES OVER THIS FUNCTION. THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9 :45 P.M.