HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2019-48m
Suggested by: Council Member Knackstedt
and Vice Mayor Navarre
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-48
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 1, 2019, THE QUESTION OF AMENDING SECTION 10-3 FILING,
TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL
PROVIDE A PETITION SIGNED BY TWENTY OR MORE REGISTERED VOTERS.
WHEREAS, City Charter Section 10-3 Filing, requires that a candidate for mayor or council submit
a petition signed by twenty or more registered qualified City voters; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the City's best interest to eliminate the petition requirement for candidacy as
requiring a candidate to submit a petition with signatures of twenty or more voters merely presents
an inconvenience to candidates and creates administrative work for the City without any real
benefit to the public.
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 1, 2019 regular election in substantially the same form as set out hereafter:
PROPOSITION No. X
Filing
Shall Section 10-3, Filing, of the Charter of the City of Kenai be amended to eliminate the
requirement that person running for Mayor or City Council submit a nominating petition signed by
20 or more registered City Voters.
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 1, 2019 regular election, if the voters approve the
proposition in substantially the same form as set out above, the following charter amendments
would become effective:
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Section 10-3. Filing, of the Charter of the City of Kenai
Any qualified person may have their name placed on the ballot for the election as a
candidate for Mayor or Councilmember by filing, with the City Clerk at times and pursuant
to procedures provided by ordinance, a sworn statement of their candidacy [;PROVIDED
THAT SUCH SWORN STATEMENT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A NOMINATING
PETITION SIGNED BY 20 OR MORE REGISTERED QUALIFIED CITY VOTERS].
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 31 day of July 2019.
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MEMORANDUM
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210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794
Telephone: (907) 283-7535 1 Fax: (907) 283-3014
www. kenai.city
TO: Mayor Gabriel and Kenai City Council
FROM: Council Members Knackstedt and Vice Mayor Navarre
DATE: June 26, 2019
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 2019-48
Adoption of this Resolution will put forth the question to the voters the question of eliminating the
requirement for a petition signed by twenty or more registered voters when running for City
Council or Mayor. This requirement was included by the Charter Commission in 1964 and, since
that time, most communities in Alaska have gone away from the practice. Additionally, removal
of the requirement would save staff time in verifying the signatures on the multiple petitions
typically submitted.
Your consideration is appreciated.