2002-12 New Jail Facility State FundingA RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH SUPPORTING A
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KODIAK SUPPORTING MUNICIPAL
BONDING, WITH STATE DEBT SERVICING, FOR A NEW JAIL FACILITY
WHEREAS, the State contract jail in the City of Kodiak is over sixty (60) years old and is the
oldest operational correctional facility in the State of Alaska; and
WHEREAS, the jail is owned and operated on behalf of the State of Alaska by the City of
Kodiak on a contractual basis; and
WHEREAS, the jail serves the entire Kodiak Island Borough and portions of the Alaska
Peninsula; and
WHEREAS, the jail is part of a network of regional correctional facilities that when upgraded
and expanded provide a solution to the correctional housing needs of the State of Alaska; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 231 addresses correctional housing needs to many Alaska
communities by sharing the economic benefits of correctional facility improvements and
expansion throughout the State; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kodiak is committed to the construction of a new, expanded jail to
serve the correctional needs of the Kodiak region and the State of Alaska; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 231 provides a mechanism for funding jail improvements and
expansion by allowing municipalities, such as the City of Kodiak, to bond for construction of
correctional facilities with the State paying the debt service on the bonds under a leasing
arrangement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
supports passage of Senate Bill No. 231 and the financing mechanism identified in the bill for
upgrading and expansion of community and regional correctional facilities in the State of
Alaska.
ATTEST:
J udith A. Nielsen, I Mc, Borough Clerk
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS FOURTH DAY OF APRIL, 2002
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 2002 -12
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Introduced by: Manager Carlson
Requested by: Manager Carlson
Drafted by: Manager Carlson
Introduced: 04/04/2002
Adopted: 04/04/2002
Gabrielle LeDoux, Boroug Mayor
Resolution No. 2002 -12
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