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TINT WORK SESSION
PARKS RECREATION COMISSI N
BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE
(Immediately prior to Parks Recreation
Commission Meeting)
KENAI CITY COUNCYL POLICY
FOR
COMMYSSION, COMMITTEE, BOARD AND COUNC%L ON AGING
MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS
Commission, Committee Board Reappointment:
If, after a term (or consecutive term) of appointment has been completed, a commission,
committee or board member would like to be reappointed for an additional term, an application
must be submitted to council for consideration and approval.
Formation of Subcommittees of Commissions Committees or Boards:
A subcommittee of a commission, committee or board may be formed for a specific function if
upon review by administration, it is indicated the subcommittee would be a governmental body
and a subcommittee of a public entity and if the formation is approved by Council.
If a subcommittee is approved by Council, the meetings of the subcommittee must be open to
the public; meeting notices shall be posted on the Official City Bulletin Board in Kenai City Hall
and on the city website at least five (5) days prior to the meeting; and the meetings may be
recorded with a portable tape recorder and the tapes (the official record) stored in the City
Clerk's Office.
Meetin¢ Schedules:
Until further notice, the commission/committee meeting schedule is as follows:
Commission/Committee/Board Meeting
Schedule
Scheduled Meetin Da s
Planning & Zoning Commission Twice monthly January through December, Second
& Fourth Wednesda s
Libra Commission Monthl First Tuesda
Harbor Commission Monthly First Monday after first council
meetin of the month.
Council on A in . Monthl First Thursda
Beautification Committee No meetings Jan.,
Feb., Nov. & Dec. Second Tuesday
Parks & Recreation Commission Bi-Monthl First Thursda
Air ort Commission Monthl Second Thursda
1. Commission, committees and boazds, including Library, Harbor, Parks &
Recreation and Airport Commissions and Beautification Committee, shall meet as listed above.
2. Council on Aging shall meet monthly at the Kenai Senior Center.
3. Planning & Zoning Commission and the Personnel Arbitration Board is
exempted from this meeting directive.
4. Commissions, committees, boazds and the Council on Aging may, with the City
Clerk's approval and notification of Council and City Manager, hold special meetings (for a
specific purpose) on an as-needed basis.
5. Commission, committee and boazd meetings may be cancelled by the City Clerk,
with notification of Council and City Manager, if cancellation is warranted, i.e. lack of agenda
items, pre-knowledge of lack of quorum, etc.
6. All commission, committee and board meetings (except Council on Aging) will be
held at Kenai City Hall and begin at '7:00 p.m. Exceptions for subcommittee meetings may be
made with advance notice to and approval by the City Clerk.
7. Any additional commissions, committees, or boards formed will be set and
incorporated into the following meeting schedule by the City Council.
Minutes/Meetin¢ Recording:
8. Excepting the Planning & Zoning Commission and Personnel Arbitration Boazd,
responsibility of taking notes and electronically recording the commission, committee, board
meetings, falls to the department liaison (staff member) to the specific meeting group.
9. Summary minutes will be produced by the City Clerk from the department
Liaison notes and provided to the City Council as official records of the meetings.
10. Electronic recordings of the meeting group, except the Planning & Zoning
Commission, shall be kept for two years.
11. Planning & Zoning Commission meeting recordings shall continue to be kept for
six years.
Work Sessions•
12. Commission, committees and boards shall receive the City Clerk's approval to
hold work sessions to be held on a date other than that of a regularly scheduled meeting or at
a time immediately prior to a regularly scheduled meeting, i.e. a 6:00 p.m: work session before
a 7:00 p.m. meeting.
13. Work sessions may not be held without the approval of the City Clerk unless
they occur on the night of and at the time of aregularly-scheduled advertised meeting.
14. During work sessions, only items on the work session agenda may be discussed
and no formal actions may be taken.
15. All commission, committee and board meetings must be given appropriate
public notice.
This directive shall take effect on May 3, 2006 and remain in effect until modified by the Kenai
City Council.
Approved by the Kenai City Council on the third day of May, 0~
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PAT PORTER, MAYOR
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Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
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Revised 5/3/06
Chapter 1.90
STA~'DARD PROCEDURES FOR BOARDS,
COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
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Sections:
1.90.010 Creation.
1.90.020 Duties.
1.90.030 Qualifications.
1.90.040 Teems.
1.90.050 Proceedings.
1.90.060 Specific requirements of boards,
commissions and committees.
1.90.010 Creation.
All boazds, commissions and committees
created by the Council of the City of Kenai, shall
consist of seven (7) members who shall be
nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the City
Council from applications submitted to the City
Clerk. A chairman and vice-chairman shall be
selected annually and shall be elected from and by
i the appointed members. The Mayor and one
Council Member elected by the Council as ex-
bfficio members and as consultants of any boazd,
commission or committee, may attend all meetings,
but shall have no voting power on the boazd,
commission or committee. A member of Council or
City administrative staff shall attend all meetings of
boards, commissions and committees and supply
staff support.
1.90.020 Duties.
(a) Members of boards, commissions and
committees shall be required to establish policies
relating to theirrespective organization. They shall
act in an advisory capacity to department heads
within the City Administration if there aze such
deparnnents in the City organization that directly
relate to the boazd, cammission or committee.
(b) If the boazd, commission or committee has
income stated within the City of Kenai annual
budget, said boazd, commission or committee shall
work with the City Manager to establish expenses
projected for the yeaz for approval by the City
Council.
1.90.030 Qualifications.
(a) A member of a boazd, commission or
committee must be a resident of the City of Kenai,
unless the board, commission or committee is
specifically .exempted by Council from this
requirement. The member cannotbe an officer or
employee of the City of Kenai. If any member
should move his residence from the corporate limits
of the City of Kenai (if applicable), is an officer or
employee of the City of Kenai, or shall be elected
or appointed as an officer or employee of the City
of Kenai, the. service of such member shall
terminate immediately. He should be aware that he
will serve without salary, but will be reimbursed for
all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with
this service, only after approval by Council.
(b) The Beautification Committee, and Harbor,
Library, and Parks and Recreation Commissions
may at the discretion of the Councilhave up to two
non-resident members each. {Ord. 1948-2002)
1.90.040 Terms.
(a) A member of a boazd, commission or
committee shall serve for a term of three (3) yeazs,
unless the boazd, commission or committee is
specifically exempted by Council from this
requirement. At renewal date, the Mayor, with
consent of the Council, can reappoint the member
or recommend a replacement.
(b) The teams of the initial boazd, commission or
committee member shall be staggered so that three
(3) members will be appointed for one year; two
members will be appointed for two years; and two
members will be appointed for three years. Teens
shall commence on 3anuary 1 of each year.
1.90.050 Proceedings.
(a) All boazds, commissions and committees will
have regularly scheduled meetings which shall be
open to the public. Exceptions to the meeting
requirements shall be established by Council.
Permanent records or minutes shall be kept of all
proceedings and such minutes shall record the vote
of each member upon every question. Every
decision or finding shall immediately be filed in the
office of the City Clerk and shall be a public record
open to inspection by any person. All acts of
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boards, commissions and committees are
subject to the paramount authority of the City
Council.
(b) If the commission, committee or board
member shalt be absent, without the body
excusing the absence for good cause, from
more than one-half of all the meetings of
his/her committee, commission or board,
regular and special, held within any period of
three (3) consecutive calendar months, he/she
shall thereupon cease to hold the seat. A
commission, committee or boazd member
may not have more than three (3) excused
absences during a twelve month calendar
~~d~ year.
(c) In all matters of parliamentary procedure,
,a Robert's Rules of'Order as revised shall be
m t'° ~3` applicable and govern all meetings, unless as
6 specified in ICMC I.15.06G motions; KMC
..~..,~ 1.15.100, speaking; and ICMC 1.15.110,
voting.
(d) The responsibility of insuring .that all
members of boards, commissions and
committees receive a copy of the Standard
Procedures of Boards, Commissions and
Committees lies with the City Clerk.
(Ords. 1610-94; 2017-2003; 2050-2004; 2140-
2006)
1.90.060 Specific requirements of boards,
commissions and committees.
Requirements of boards,- commissions and
committees as set forth' in KMC 1.90 are general
requirements and shall be followed to the extent
that they do not conflict with specific requirements
found in code sections specifically pertaining to
individual boards, commissions and committees.
(Ords: 1223, 1239)
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L90.050
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(Kenai 5upp. No. 87, 4-06)
KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMYSE
FEBRUARY 1, 2007
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7:00 P.M.
CHAIR DALE SANDAHL, PRESIDING
MEETING SUMMARY
ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
Chair Sandahl called the meeting to order at approximately 8:10 p.m. (immediately
following a joint work session of the Commission and the Beautification Committee).
Roll was confirmed as follows:
Connnission members present: D. Sandhal, T. Wortham, and D. Hagen
Connn.ission members absent: B. Deneson and J. Beeson
Others present: Parks & Recreation Director B. Frates
A quorum was not present.
ITEM 2: ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR
ITEM 3: AGENDA APPROVAL
ITEM 4: APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY -- December 7, 2006
ITEM 5: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE BEARD
ITEM 6: OLD BUSINESS
ITEM 7: NEW BUSINESS
a. Discussion -- Bernie Huss Trail
b. Discussion -- Budget
c. Recommendation -- Possible Combining of Beautification Committee
with Parks & Recreation Commission
d. Recommendation -- Suggested Amendments to Kenai City Council Policy
for Commission, Committee, Board and Council on Aging Meetings and Work Sessions.
ITEM 8: REPORTS
a. Commission Chair
b. Director
c. City Councll Liaison
ITEM 9: COMMISSION QUESTIONS & COMMENTS
ITEM 10: PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD
ITEM 11: