HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0187-1970PROVIDING FOR THE CHANGE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION DATE FROM TIlE
SECOND (IND) TUESDAY IN MAY EACH YEAR TO THE PIRST (]ST) TUESDAY
IN OCTOBER OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR AND PROVIDING FOR APPROVAL OF
THIS ORDINANCE AND OF THE REQUIRED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER
BY VOTERS OF THE CITY OF KENAI.
WHEREAS, experience hao indicated assumption of office by the
newly elected officeholders would better serve the publlc
interest if new council members took office in the fall of each
calendar year, rather than prior to sprln~ budget revlew~
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA:
Section 1. That the Charter of the City of Kenal, Sectlo2 10-1,
shall be ~nended to read as follows:
~ect~on lO-1. There shall be no primary election, but
only a general election, herein also called general election,
for the election of a mayor and other councilmen. Such
election shall be held on the first Tuesday in Oq~q~e! of
each calendar year.
Se~tlgn. 2. The council finds the public welfare and convenience
~e~ulg~ a change of the general election date and the council
intends the following:
a. A special election shall be held within 60 days of
ratification of the Charter amendment proposed in this
ordinance, in the event it is ratified. That the special
election to be held within 60 days of ratification of the
proposed charter amendment ~hall be in lieu of a general
election which would ordinarily be held in the calendar
year 1971.
b. It is the further intent of this ordinance that the
next general election shall be held the first Tuecday of
October 1972.
c. That in the event the Ch~ter amendment proposed
herein shall be ratified, the Mayor and two (2) addi-
tional councilmen to be selected at the special election
within 60 days of such ratlflcat~on election shall continue
tc serve mntll their successors are elected and assume
their positions after the f~rst Tuesday in October in
the calendar year 197~.
Section 3- This ordinance shall be submitted to the qualified
~-fec-~eTvoters of the City of Kenal at a referendum elect~on.
FIRST ~EADING: 7th day of October 1970.
PASSED: ./~_~6~day of November 1970.
City Uger~
Pouted beforet~econd readlng on gth ~ay or October,ig'[O.
Posted after second read,nE on ..,5-'~]ay of ~iovemb~.~ lHYO.
P~SULTS OF A CAN~AF~B OF TIlE Tt~ BALLOTS FOR TIIE SPECIAL ELECTION
OF 8 DECEMBER~ 1970, TO BE AS FOLLOWSg
Shall the Charter of the City of Kenai, Alaska be
amended to change the date of general election from
the Second Tuesday of May of each calendar year, to
the First;~uesday of October of each calendar year,
commending with thee&~ee[d~n to be held in 1972,
such election to be the next general election to be
held in said City of Kenai,,all as more specifically
described in Ordinance 187-70 of said City.
In favor of changing general election date
Against chan~ng general election date
Spoiled Ballots ~7 Absentee Ballots
Nay-or--ne 11. Mo~x"n ...... U~es l~or~a' ~a~,~ounC~an
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ao~er~ T. ~e~felU~Counel~n Fi0 ~4~Coll~, 'couhe~h~an ....
Mlckie ,~o~ene, Deputy"61erk
Dated~ Decumber 9, 1970
CITY OF KENAI
P. C,. BOX SI0 KENAI, ALASKA
TELEPHONE 2~3 o 7S35
October 8, 1970
PUBLIC HEARING
THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE NO.
186-70, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
AS AMENDED, TO INCORPORATE THEREIN AN EXEMPTION
ON THE PROPERTY TAXES OF A DESIGNATED CLASS OF
CITIZENS. THE HEARING WILL BE HELD AT 8:00 P. M.
OCTOBER 21, 1970, AT THE KENA! CITtfCOUNCIL CHAM-
BERS KENAI CITY L~BRARY.
Deputy City Clerk
Posted tb~$ 8th DaY of October, 1970'
City Hall Bulletin Board.
City Co¶.mc~.l
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ex~and the muaeu~, in th~, entfr~: ~ec,mJ floor.
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now being m~.t by tho 2~erentlon Center nad a~o tls ne,,! ar, ory
will be avaff]ab]q for eom~mntty nsc soon.
It is my intent to help form a m~seum advisory boord to a,~nt~t with
futur~ problems.
Thank you fox' y~ur consideration.
S~neorely,
Betty Ame~
Fort Eenay Gift 5hop
~ox 961,