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Suggested by: City Council
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 83-37
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA
REQUESTING THE THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA TO
DEFEAT SB 154 ENTITLED "AN ACT REPEALING THE MUNICIPAL EXEMPTION
OPTION TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT" AS BEING SPECIAL
INTEREST LEGISLATION AND NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC
OR THE STATE OF ALASKA.
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai, through its duly elected Mayor and
City Council did opt out of the Alaska Public Employees Relations
Act in 1972 and reiterated in 1974 their action taken in 1972 and
while on both occasions the public including the municipal
employees had an opportunity at public hearings on both of those
occasions to make their desires and interests known, and
WHEREAS, at a public hearing on SB 154 on the 10th day of March
in Juneau, the Governor's representative indicated that labor
relations activities are more effectively maintained at the local
level, and
WHEREAS, municipal officials have been given the power to govern
and administrate by the local electorate having expressed
confidence by the ballot in their local elected officials that
they will act in a responsible and frugal manner in behalf of the
electorate, and
WHEREAS, any additional costs borne by local government would
have to come from the local tax base in the form of increased
taxes to carry out the mandates of SB 154 at the local level, and
WHEREAS, some supporters of SB 154 are employees of the
Mericipality of Fairbanks where there exists a local problem they
are trying to resolve by state legislation, and
WHEREAS, the chief supporters of SB 154 are the unions of the
State of Alaska who see an opportunity to bolster their shrinking
membership roles and fill their depleted campaign coffers through
their PAC (Political Action Committees) to wield yet more power
in the political arena and whose sole purpose is the welfare of
their membership and not the health or welfare of the state, and
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WHEREAS, the passage of SB 154 will create an awesome burden on
the state and local municipalities in the form of additional
personnel to administer the act and additional red -tape for both
branches of government that will cause delays, confusion and in
some cases adversary relationships where there now exists
compatibility and tranquility as a result of years of mutual
relationships on behalf of the constituency involved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA that said Council go on record urging the
Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Alaska to defeat SB 154 on
the basis that it appears not to be in the best interests of the
citizens of the state of Alaska but is in fact an enhancement of
the private interests within this state at the expense of the
state's constituency at large, and further than immediately after
the adoption of this resolution, the Clerk of the City of Kenai
shall mail copies thereof to Governor William J. Sheffield,
the Chairman and Vice -Chairman of the Senate Labor and Commerce
Committee; Senators Eliason and Rodey, the Chairman and
Vice -Chairman of the House Labor and Commerce Committees;
Representatives Walt Furnace and Rich Uehling and in addition,
copies to Senators Don Gilman, Paul Fischer, Representatives Hugh
Malone, Milo Fritz, Bette Cato and further that copies be sent to
the officers of the Alaska Municipal League.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY/ OF KENAI, ALASKA this 6th day
of April, 1983._tz
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Ronald als on, ayor
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