1983-116 Supporting An Adequate Budget For The Alaska Coastal Policy Council.A RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY SUPPORTING AN
ADEQUATE TRAVEL BUDGET FOR THE ALASKA COASTAL POLICY COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, the Alaska Coastal Management Act of 1977 created the
sixteen- member Alaska Coastal Policy Council comprised of seven State - agency
heads and nine local elected officials whom the governor appoints from a list
of names submitted by local officials in each of nine coastal regions defined
in the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Council has adopted standards for the Alaska Coastal
Management Program and guidelines for developing district coastal management
programs; and
WHEREAS, the Council must review and approve district programs
within ninety day after submittal (AS 46.40.070(d)) before they become part of
the Alaska Coastal Management Program; and
WHEREAS, each member of the Council is required to select one person
to serve as a permanent alternate to attend and act in the place of the
member, if the member is unable to attend meetings of the Council; and
WHEREAS, since the formation of the Council it has been the desire
of the members to travel to various communities throughout the State for
hearings on district programs in order to consider the views of district
residents when making decisions on district plans; and
WHEREAS, the Council has not had an adequate travel budget to
accomplish these objectives.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kodiak Island Borough
Assembly supports the need for an adequate travel budget for the Alaskan
'Coastal Policy Council to fund:
1. an adequate number of meetings for timely review and approval of
district programs as provided in AS 46.40.070;
2. alternate member travel to all Council meetings for well - informed
decision- making; and
3. travel by the Council to coastal communities when those communities
district programs are under consideration and the programs are cause
for State concern or local controversy.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 6th day of October
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11983 by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly.
KODIAK IS D BOROUGH
ATTEST:
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RESOLUTION NO. 83 -116 -k
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