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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.