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KENAI CITY COUNCIL. - fiPI?CIAL MEETING
OCTOBER 23, 1979 - 7-, 00 P.M.
KENAI COMMUNITY LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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ROLL CALL
B.
NEW BUSINESS 1
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1, Interview and selection of City Clerk ,
2, Discussion and scheduling of City Attornoy applicants
3. Discussion - utilization of Federal Revenue Sharing funds
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ADJOURNMENT -
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KENAI CITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL MEETING
--OCTOBER 23, 1979 - 7: 00 P.M.
KENAI COMMUNITY LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM
MAYOR VINCENT O'REILLY PRESIDING
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. ROLL CALL
Present: Michael Seaman, Philip Aber, Edward Ambarian, Betty Glick, Ronald
Malston, Raymond Measles and Vincent O'Reilly
Absent: None
B. NEW BUSINESS
B-1: Interview and selection of City Clerk
Mayor O'Reilly presented an evaluation system by which the Council members could
rate each applicant. The evaluation broke down as follows: Education and background -
10 points; Alaska residency - 10 points; understanding of government - 10 points;
secretarial capability - 30 points and business/government experience - 40 points.
The following candidates were interviewed: Samantha Collins, Lenore Jones,
Nancy Walters and Janet Whelan. The candidates were advised that the interviews
were public and they could be present for one anthers interviews if they so wished,
however, all candidates departed from the Council room a met individually with Council.
Upon tabulation of the final evaluation, Mrs. Janet Whelan was offered employment with
the City of Kenai as City Clerk at a beginning salary of f20,500 which will be reviewed
within the next few months for increase.
Councilman Ambarian suggested that Acting City Manager Charles Brown strongly
consider appointing a replacement to the position of Administration Assistant as sowa
as possible. Councilman Malston suggested it be left to the Acting 71ty Manager, however,
the Council could indicate no opposition in his filling the position.
MOTION:
Councilman Ambarian moved, seconded by Councilman Measles, that' the Kenai City
Council hereby recommend to the Administration to fill the post of Adm!"Jafration
Assistant at the discretion of the Acting City Manager.
Motion passed with Councilmembers thick and Malston voting no.
Acting City Manager Charles Brown advised that he would talk with City staff members
to determine if there was an urgency in filling the position prior to the appointment of
a new City Manager.
1-2: Discussion and scheduling of City Attorney applicants
City Attorney Schlereth advised that six applications had been received and he felt
they could be narrowed down to three as two applicants were not members of the Alaska
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Bar and the other was a firm offering their services under contract to the City.
City Attorney Schlereth requested Council approval to contact the three individuals,
most preferably the two that are presently residing in Alaska, and schedule an inter-
view as soon as possible.
Council concurred that a meeting will be held at 12: 00 noon in the Public Safety Building
on Saturday, October 27th for the purpose of interviewing City Attorney applicants
Joyce Rivers and Ben Delahay.
B-3: Discussion - Federal Revenue Sharing funds
After lengthy Council discussion the following items were considered for inclusion
in the appropriating ordinance:
Fire Department - squad truck - $18,000; Library - Microfilm/microfiche - $6,130;
Parks h Recreation - Playground Equipment - $11,970, Wood chipper - $4,750,
fencing - $10,000; Shop - engine analyzer - $5,500, electric floor openers - $9,000,
City's share Qube rack/shop addition r $40,000; Streets - guardrails for bluff - $12,000,
snow blower (used) - $32,800, quick coupler - $3,000, welder - $8,000, one dump
truck - $70,000, pavement saw with blades - $1,500, parts for repair of distributor
truck - $10,000, mobile asphalt recycler - $11,000; Animal Control - fencing and
road to facility - $9,500; Clerk - small tape recorder - $1,000; Building Maintenance -
addition to shop for use as building maintenance shop - $20,000; Water a Sewer -
mini pick-up - $6,000, dewatering equipment - $12,000, portable generator - $6,500.
The total for the foregoing to $304,664.
Council directed Administration to prepare the proper appropriating ordinance
to provide for the utilization of the Federal Revenue Sharing funds as requested
by the individual departments and the difference in the requested amounts above
and the allocation received by the City to be held in contingency.
ADJOURNB MT
There being no further business to be brought before Council, the meeting adjourned
at 10:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Suet. Peter, City Clerk