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MINUTES OF MEETING
FEBRUARY 20, 1964
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDING OFFICER, ELDON LESTER.
THOSE PRESENT WERE ASSEMBLYMEN LESTER, BURNHAM, ALEXANDER AND
WRIGHT, CHAIRMAN POWELL, ATTORNEY MADSEN AND THE NEWLY -HIRED BOROUGH
ASSESSOR HOWARD FREMLIN.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 6 WERE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER CALLED FOR THE CHAIRMAN'S REPORT WHICH WAS
AS FOLLOWS:
IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT A CHECK FOR FIFTEEN DOLLARS ($15) HAD BEEN
RECEIVED FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. THIS IS THE BOROUGH'S
PORTION OF THE ALASKA BUSINESS TAX FOR THE QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER
31, 1963.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE No. 64-1
ESTABLISHING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAD BEEN POSTPONED
UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY, MARCH 5.
CHAIRMAN POWELL ANNOUNCED THAT MR. FREMLIN HAD BEEN HIRED AS THE
BOROUGH ASSESSOR AT A RATE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS (01,300) PER
MONTH AND WOULD BEGIN WORK ON MARCH I, 1964.
A MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 4 IN JUNEAU BY THE BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT AND THE STATE DIVISION OF LrNDS. THE PURPOSE OF THE
MEETING IS TO ESTABLISH AN OUTDOOR RECREATION GUIDANCE BOARD.
CHAIRMAN POWELL ANNOUNCED THAT HE COULD ATTEND IF THE ASSEMBLY SO
DESIRED. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD BE IN ANCHORAGE AT THAT TIME ON
BUSINESS AND THE EXPENSE TO THE BOROUGH FOR THIS TRIP WOULD ONLY BE
THAT INCURRED BETWEEN ANCHORAGE AND JUNEAU. A FORMAL MOTION WAS
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE ASSEMBLY, AUTHORIZING THE TRIP FROM
ANCHORAGE TO JUNEAU FOR THE CHAIRMAN.
UNDER NEW BUSINESS, ORDINANCE No. 64 -2 WAS PRESENTED TO THE ASSEMBLY.
THIS ORDINANCE DEALS WITH ASSESSMENT, LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.
MR. MADSEN READ OVER THE NEW ORDINANCE AND EXPLAINED IT IN DETAIL.
GENERAL DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING THE METHOD OF TAXING AND
ASSESSING AND WHEN THE BOROUGH SHOULD TAKE OVER THE FULL RESPON-
SIBILITY. THERE WAS SOME QUESTION ON THE DATES INVOLVED SINCE THEY
MAY CONFLICT WITH THE BUDGET DATES OF THE CITY OF KODIAK AND THE
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. HOWEVER, IT WAS AGREED THAT DATE
CHANGES COULD BE MADE IF NECESSARY. A MOTION WAS MADE TO ACCEPT
ORDINANCE No. 64 -2 AS WRITTEN AND WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY A ROLL -
CALL VOTE OF THE ASSEMBLY.
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MR. MADSEN THEN READ THE NOTICE WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCING
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE No. 64-1. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO
PREPARE A SIMILAR NOTICE ANNOUNCING A PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE
N0. 64 -2 ON THE SAME DATE - -MARCH 5.
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 10:25 P.M.