FY2009-28 Supporting The Alaska Commission On Aging 2009 Priorities And Urging The Alaska Legislature To Implement These Priorities.Introduced by:
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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. FY 2009 -28
A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
SUPPORTING THE ALASKA COMMISSION ON AGING 2009 PRIORITIES AND URGING THE
ALASKA LEGISLATURE TO IMPLEMENT THESE PRIORITIES
WHEREAS, on March 2, 2009, the Senior Citizens of Kodiak reviewed the Alaska Commission
on Aging 2009 Legislative Priorities, which include, in priority order:
1) An additional $2 million for the Senior Home and Community Based Services
Grants program that would provide continued funding for important senior services
funded by the Older Americans Act and the general fund; and
2) Regular review of state reimbursement rates for senior services, which could
result in reimbursements that keep pace with cost increases; and
3) Reauthorization of the Medicaid Adult Dental Program (scheduled to sunset June
30, 2009), which provides preventative dental care to income eligible adult
Alaskan's, of which 40% are over age 60; and
4) Support for Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's request for funding to provide
housing for homeless persons, 17% of which are 55 or older; and
5) Creation of a statewide transportation fund to support services to older and all
Alaskans; and
WHEREAS, the Senior Citizens of Kodiak endorses those priorities; and
Assembly
Assembly member Branson
Borough Clerk/Assembly
member Branson
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WHEREAS, the Senior Citizens of Kodiak has requested that the Kodiak legislative delegation
and Assembly adopt a resolution of support for the priorities, to be submitted to the Alaska
Legislature; and
WHEREAS, Alaska now has the fastest growing senior population of all 50 states, and the
Alaska Commission on Aging is working to plan for the future of our seniors.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
Section 1. The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly supports the Alaska Commission on Aging
2009 Legislative Priorities and urges the Alaska Legislature to consider these priorities for
implementation as it weighs the competing demands on the State of Alaska's resources.
Section 2. Effective Date. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
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ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS SECOND DAY OF APRIL, 2009
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