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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2015-34u CITY OF KENAI RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -34 Suggested by: Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF KENAI, AT THE REGULAR ELECTION OF OCTOBER 7, 2015, THE QUESTION OF AMENDING SECTION 2 -6. COUNCIL: MEETINGS, OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF KENAI TO ALLOW FOR A REDUCED NUMBER OF REQUIRED COUNCIL MEETINGS AND PROVIDE A MEANS TO CANCEL COUNCIL MEETINGS. WHEREAS, Section 2 — 6. Council: Meetings, of the Kenai City Charter requires the Council to hold at least two regular meetings every month without exception; and, WHEREAS, there are times when it is not necessary to hold two regular meetings each month or when such a schedule would greatly inconvenience council members, administrative staff and the public due to holidays and seasonal activities; and, WHEREAS, there are also times due to a lack of quorum or an emergency that necessitate canceling a regular meeting; and, WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to provide for a process to cancel a limited number of regular meetings when such meetings are unnecessary, an emergency is present, there is a lack of quorum or some other reason justifies cancelation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, Section 1: That the following proposition shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Kenai at the October 7, 2015 regular election in substantially the same form as set out hereafter: PROPOSITION NO. X Council: Meetings. Shall Section 2 — 6, Council: Meetings, of the Charter of the City of Kenai be amended to allow for cancellation of meetings by the Mayor due to lack of a quorum or for an emergency, or by a majority of council members for any reason as long as at least twenty (20) regular meeting are held each calendar year and at least one each month, along with other minor housekeeping amendments. New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED[ Resolution No. 2015 -34 Page 2 of 2 PROPOSITION YES [A Yes vote will amend the City Charter as described above] NO [A No vote will defeat the amendment described above] Section 2: That following the October 7, 2015 regular election, if the voters approve the proposition in substantially the same form as set out above, the following charter amendments would become effective: Section 2 - 6. Council: Meetings, of the Charter of the City of Kenai The Council shall hold at least two regular meetings every month unless canceled as provided in this section. Regular meetings shall be held at such times as [IT] may prescribe by ordinance, resolution, or rules of the Council. The Mayor or any four council[MEN] members may call special meetings. All meetings of the Council shall be open to the public, and the journal of its proceedings shall be open to public inspection; but committees of the Council, including the committee of the whole, may hold private meetings; provided that all actions of the Council shall be taken at public meetings. A meeting may be canceled by the Mayor due to lack of a quorum or for an emergency, or by a maiority of council members for any reason as long as at least twenty regular meetings are held each calendar year and at least one each month. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 17th day of June, 2015. ea�L "e"i PAT PORTER, MAYOR New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]