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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0247-1974ORDINANCE 247-74 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR. THE ELECTION OF BOROUGH ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATIVES DIRECTLY BY THE ELECTORATE OF THE CITY OF KENAI. WHEREAS, the Kenn: Pe~-~sula Borough Assembly has enacted Ordinance No. 7/4-32, which amends Section 05.10. 005 (b) to...~ead as follows: Members of the assembly representing the area outside first class cities are elected at large for staggered terms of 3 years. Members of the assembly representing first c!ass cities are appointed by and from the city councils for terms of 3 years, provided however that any city by ordinance may elect to have the member or members of the assembly representing said city elected to the assembly by the city e!ectorate, and if the city is entitled to more than one repres- entative on the assembly, the city may elect to have one or more of its representatives elected, and if more than one representative is elected then said representatives may be either elected at large or from districts within the city as may be provided by said ordinance of the city: and WHEREAS, Section 1-q3 of the City of Kenai Code of Ordinances provides that the Borough Assembly representatives shall be appointed by the City Council; and WHEREAS, Section 1-~4q of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Kenai provides that the representative selected for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly shall have a term of one year; and WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Council that a more democratic and more efficient goverr~nent would be advanced by having / Borough Assemblyman appointed from tR.~"f~y of~l~en~,'l~and _~ Borough Assemblymen elect:ed from the City of Kenal; §nd WHEREAS, it is the wish of the council that the term for which such representatives are elected is consistent with that set forth in the Borough Ordinance above set out; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA: Section 1: Kenai Code, 1963, as amer~,,led, is further amended to repeal and re-enact Section 1-~43, Section 1-qq and Section 1-aS, so that such provisions shall read as follows: Section 1-q3 - Qualifications Only qualified voters of the City who, at the time of their election or appointment, are at least twenty-one years of age, and have resided within the City for three years, one year of which must have been Immediately prtor thereto, shall be qualified for the office of Kenat Peninsula Borough Representative from Kenai. if such official ceases to be a resident of the City of Kenai, he shall thereupon cease to hold office. A Borough Assembly Representative of the City of Kenai may be either the Mayor or one of the City Council Members. Section 1-q~4 - Classification of Representatives There are hereby established two classes of Rorough Assemb!y Representatives, Elected Representatives and Appointed Representatives, to serve as l'ollows: Ordinance 2q7-7q Page -2- Section 1-44--Contfd a) Elected Representatives shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City of Kenai at the regularly held general elections. A vacancy in the position of Elected Representative shall be filled by Council appointment determined by a vote of a ma~'~rity of the Council membership, and the appointee shall serve until the next regularly held general election, at which time a successor shall be elected to serve for the balance of the unexpired term. b} Appointed Representatives shall be appointed by the City Council by a vote ora majority of the Council membership. A vacancy tn the position of appointed representative shall be filled by Council appointment determined by a vote of a majority of the Council membership and the appointee shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term. Section 1-45 - Election of Representatives For the next regularly held election for Borough Representatives there shall be appointed // Appointed Representatives for a term of / year (s}, and there shall be elected ~ Elected Representatives who shall serve initial terms as follows: The candidate for Elected Representative receiving the greatest number of votes shall serve for a term of ~· years. The candidate for Elected Representative r~ecetving the second greatest number of votes shall serve for a term of..-~,, years. Thereafter the Appointed Representative shall serve for a term of / years and the Elected Representatives shall serve for terms of ~_.~ years. Section 2: Kenai Code, 1963, as amendcd, ts further amended to repeal and re-enact Sections 6-33 (a} and 6-33(b} so that such provisions shall read as follows: Section 6,-33(a) - Filing - Nominating petitions Any qualified person may have his name placed on the ballot for the election as a candidate for mayor, councilman or borough assemblyman by filing, not more than one month and at least two weeks prior to the election, with the city clerk, a sworn statement of his candidacy; provided that such sworn statement shall be accompanied by a nominating petition signed by twenty or more registered qualified voters as provided by the City Charter, Section 10-3. No voter shall sign more than one petition except that a voter may sign as many nominating petitions for councilmen, or for borough assemblymen as there are vacancies to be filled; and if a voter signs more petitions than hereby authorized, his signature shall be void except as to the authorized number of petitions first fi led. Section 6-33(b} - Nominating Petition Nomination petitions shall be substantially in the following form: NOMINATING PETITION We, the undersigned twenty electors of the City of Kenai, hereby nominate and sponsor whose address is for the office of to be voted for at the election to be held on ; and we Individually certify that our names presently appear on the rolls of registered voters of the City of Kenal, and that we are qualified to vote for a candidate for an elective municipal office, and that we have not. signed any other nominating petition for the particular office this candidate seeks. Ordinance 2q7-7q Page - 3- Section 6-33 (b) - C. ont~d Check term of office candidate is seeking: NAME ADDRESS 1 year~ 2 years ~ 3 years DATE SIGNED (Here place lines for signatures, addresses and dates of signing) ACCEPTANCE OF NOMINATION I hereby accept the nomination for years if elected. Date flied By Signature of Candidate Received City Clerk and agree to serve First reading */ day of /~ ~ , 197a. Second reading ~ / day o~ /'~'~;v_ -,~. , 197q. Passage /J I day of ~L.~ ~ 19~a. The effective'date of this Or~lnanc~ill ~ September 20, lgTq. ATTEST: ~ha'ro'n Loosli, City Cl~rk Posted after first reading Posted after second reading / day of 4/~(~, 197q. ~-~ _~'~- .day of ~.__, 197zi.