02/06/1964` KOOiA ( L4ND B0( 144
MINUTES OF MEETING
FEBRUARY 6, 1964
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY ELDON LESTER, PRESIDING OFFICER,
AT 8 :00 P.M. THOSE PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN POWELL, ATTORNEY ROY
MADSEN, AND ASSEMBLYMEN LESTER, PACE, BURNHAM, ALEXANDER AND WRIGHT.
MR. LESTER REQUESTED THE CHAIRMAN TO MAKE HIS REPORT, AND IT WAS
AS FOLLOWS:
UNDER OLD BUSINESS, TAX ASSESSMENT AND THE HIRING OF AN ASSESSOR
WERE BROUGHT UP. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE CHAIRMAN THAT AUTHORI-
ZATION BE GIVEN AT THIS MEETING TO HIRE AN ASSESSOR. A LENGTHY
D ISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF RESPONSIBILITY SUCH AN
ASSESSOR SHOULD BE GIVEN AND THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF SALARY WHICH
S HOULD BE OFFERED. IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED THAT AN ASSESSOR SHOULD
NOT BE HIRED ON A CONTRACT BASIS BUT ON A MONTH -TO -MONTH BASIS.
CHAIRMAN POWELL SUGGESTED THAT MR. HOWARD G. FREMLIN BE HIRED AS TAX
ASSESSOR FOR THE BOROUGH. IT WAS MOVED BY ASSEMBLYMAN WRIGHT THAN
AN OFFICIAL OFFER BE MADE TO MR. FREMLIN TO BEOOME THE OFFICIAL
ASSESSOR FOR THE BOROUGH AND THAT HE BE OFFERED A SALARY NOT TO EXCEED
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($I,000) PER MONTH. THIS MOTION WAS SECONDED BY
ASSEMBLYMAN PACE AND WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY A ROLL -CALL VOTE CALLED
BY THE SECRETARY.
THE CHAIRMAN THEN REPORTED THAT TWO POSSIBLE LOCATIONS HAD BEEN FOUND
FOR THE BOROUGH OFFICE. THE FIRST IS AN OFFICE IN THE COURT HOUSE
BUILDING AND COULD BE RENTED AT A RATE OF $121.50 PER MONTH INCLUDING
JANITORIAL SERVICES AND UTILITIES. THE SECOND WAS SPACE IN THE KODIAK
AIRWAYS OFFICE BUILDING ON MISSION ROAD WHICH COULD BE RENTED FOR 75
PER MONTH INCLUDING UTILITIES. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE CENTRAL
LOCATION IN THE COUNT HOUSE BUILDING WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATE. IT
WAS MOVED BY ASSEMBLYMAN BURNHAM THAT THIS OFFICE BE RENTED. THE
MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ASSEMBLYMAN ALEXANDER AND WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
BY A ROLL -CALL VOTE CALLED BY THE SECRETARY.
CHAIRMAN POWELL THEN READ OFF A LIST OF NECESSARY OFFICE EQUIPMENT,
AND IT WAS AGREED THAT THESE ITEMS SH)ULD BE PURCHASED IMMEDIATELY TO
PUT THE BOROUGH OFFICE IN WORKING ORDER.
ALSO UNDER OLD BUSINESS, THE PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE WAS
D ISCUSSED. CHAIRMAN POWELL ANNOUNCED THAT ATTORNEY MADSEN HAD
OFFICIALLY BEEN RETAINED AS LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE BOROUGH AND AS HIS
FIRST OFFICIAL ACT, HE HAS REVIEWED ORDINANCE NO. I REGARDING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THE ORDINANCE
HAS BEEN DRAWN UP IN LEGAL FORM AND WAS PRESENTED TO THE ASSEMBLY
W ITH SOME MINOR ALTERATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS BY MR. MADSEN. THE
ORDINANCE WAS ACCEPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY AS WRITTEN BY MR. MADSEN. THE
PUBLICATION OF THE ORDINANCE WILL BE NEXT WEEK, AND THE MEETING OF
FEBRUARY 20, 1964 WILL BE A PUBLIC MEETING AND HEARING ON THE
?RDINANCE- -FINAL READING TO BE AT THAT TIME.
LUTES I A L A I N D EBRU t ,X 944 7
AGE 2
SUGGESTIONS WERE THEN MADE REGARDING MEMBERS FOR THE PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION. IT WAS AGREED THAT THERE SHOULD BE NINE (9)
MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION, FIVE (5) FROM WITHIN THE CITY AND FOUR (4)
FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY. CHAIRMAN POWELL WILL NOTIFY THE FOLLOWING
PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE NEW COMMISSION FOR THE
TERMS INDICATED BELOW:
WITHIN THE CITY:
OUTSIDE THE
CITY:
W. KRAFT
N. SUTLIFF
W. LAMME
O. JOHNSON
B. SMITH
A. H. JOHNSON
H. FELTON
N. LAKTONEN
P. ANDERSON
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 10:00 P.M.
ONE (I) YEAR
ONE ( I) YEAR
Two (2) YEARS
THREE (3) YEARS
THREE (3) YEARS
ONE (I) YEAR
Two (2) YEARS
Two (2) YEARS
THREE (3) YEARS
UNDER NEW BUSINESS, CHAIRMAN POWELL READ A LETTER FROM RON CEASE
INVITING THE BOROUGH CHAIRMAN TO A MEETING )F ALL BOROUGH CHAIRMEN
IN JUNEAU. CHAIRMAN POWELL REPORTED THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO
ATTEND THIS MEETING AND HAD SO INFORMED MR. CEASE.
THE CHAIRMAN THEN INTRODUCED THE SUBJECT OF CODING FOR ORDINANCES
PASSED BY THE BOROUGH. HE EXPLAINED THE SYSTEM BRIEFLY AND STATED
THAT HE WOULD DISCUSS IT FURTHER WITH MR. MADSEN TO DETERMINE HOW IT
SHOULD BE PUT INTO EFFECT.
VOUCHERS 110 AND III WERE APPROVED TO PAY THE SECRETARY AND TO
REIMBURSE ASSEMBLYMAN PACE FOR PER DIEM EXPENSES TO DATE.
AFTER A GENERAL DISCUSSION, IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF OPINION THAT THE
NEXT MEETING, FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE N0. I, WOULD BE
DEVOTED TO ASCESSMENT, LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAXES AND APPROVAL OF
NECESSARY ORDINANCES.