HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1993-31SUGGESTED BY: Mayor Williams
City of Kenai
REBOLUTION NO. 93-3~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CODNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
OPPOSING THE ALASKA REAPPORTIONMENT BOARDtS RECOMMENDED PLAN'.
REPAIR SENATE DISTRICTS AND REQUESTING THAT GOVERNOR WALTERJ'
HICKEL REJECT THE NEW PLANANDRETURN TO THE INTERIM PLAN FOR
APPROVAL OF FINAL SENATE PAIRINGS.
WHEREAS, the Alaska Reapportionment Board adopted a final plan'.'on
April 19, 1993 that makes several changes to the Interim Plan as'
it relates to Senate parings in Southcentral Alaska~ and,
WHEREAS, these changes were not part of the proposed draft plan
that had been put out for public comment after the Board's March
1, 1993 meeting, and therefore the affected public was never
given an opportunity to comment on these changes~ and,
WHEREAS, there appears to be no defensible arguments for making
~n¥ changes to these Senate Districts in the first place~ and,
WHEREAS, there are several flaws with the new pairings, including
the separation of districts that had common economic interes2S'.,
and the consequent repairing of districts that economically have:.
very little in common~ and,
WHEREAS, the goal of any revisions made by the Board should.be~o.."
make changes to the interim plan only where mandated by the court
or otherwise absolutely necessary in an effort to limit change
and confusion to the voters as much as possible.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA,
Section 15 That the Kenai City Council opposes the new
Senate pairings as approved by the Alaska Reapportionment Board'
on April 19, 1993.
Section 2: That the Kenai City Council requests that
Governor Walter J. Hickel reject the recommended changes in
Senate pairings and return to the interim plan for approval of.
the final Senate pairings.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That copies of this resolution be sent to Governor Walter J.
Hickel~ Tuckerman Babcock, Executive Director of the Alaska
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