HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0449-1978INTRODUCED t COUNCILMAN AMBARIAN
CITY OF KEN,al
ORDINANCE NO. 449-78
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA
AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF KENAI, 1985 AS AMENDED TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MONTHLY REGULAR COUNCIL MEETINGS
AND TO CHANGE THEIR STARTING TIMES TO 7:00 P.M. AND TO INSURE
THAT THE FINAL PASSAGE OF A NON-EMERGENCY ORDINANCE FROM
ITS INTRODUCTION REMAINS TWO WEEKS.
WHEREAS, the regular meetings of the City Council which sue now held
twice monthly do not afford sufficient time to the City Council to give
direction to conduct the City's business and to be more responsive
to the needs of citizens coming before it, and
WHEREAS, it would be in the best interests of the public that regular
Council meetings be held weekly on Wednesdays starting at 7:00 P.M.,
and
WHEREAS, the present practice of Council, providing two weeks time
before the final passage of a non-emergency ordinance from ',ts introduction
should not be altered so that the public may have sufficient time to review
proposed ordinances.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF KENAI, ALASKA a~ follows:
Section 1:
Section 1-5 of the Code of 1963 as amended by Ordinance
is hereby amended ss follows:
Time of regular meetin{{ of the council
Section 1-5. The regular meeting of the Council of the City of
Kenai, Alaska is declm, ed to be at ?: 00 p .m. on every Wednesday of
the month unless eL~cumstances warrant deviation of the regular, meeting
date when the Council, by majority vote, may change the date and give
public notice of such change.
Section
Section 1-14(a) of the Code of 1963 as amended is amended to
l-cad as follows:
Ordinance 449-78, Page 2
Ordinanees--Procedure in passing, etc.
Section 1-14. fa) Every ordinance shall be intT:odueed in writing
and shall be orally read before any vote for passage thereof is taken.
After passage on first reading, the ordinance shall be published by
posting a copy thereof on the Official City Bulletin Board, together with
a notice of time and place when and where it will be given a public hearing
and be considered for final passage. The first such publication shall
be at least eight days prior to the time advertised for public hearing.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA this 6th
day of December, 1978.
Attest:
VINCENT O*REILLY, MAYOR
Sue C. Peter, City Clerk
First Reading: November 15, 1978
Second Reading: December 6, 1979
gffective Date: January 6, 1978