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KENAI
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-46
Sponsored by: City Clerk
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE 2025 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE.
WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal Code (KMC) 1.10.040(a) establishes that regular meetings of the Council
will be on the first and third Wednesday of every month at a time set by resolution of the Council; and,
WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal Code 1.10.040(b) provides that on or before the last meeting in December
the City Clerk will introduce a resolution, on behalf of the Council to establish the dates for the subsequent
year's Council meetings; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Kenai Municipal Charter 2-6 City Council meetings may be canceled by the
mayor due to lack of quorum or for an emergency, or by a majority of the Council members for any reason
as long as there is at least one regular meeting each month and at least twenty regular meetings each
calendar year; and,
WHEREAS, providing advanced notice of the meeting schedule to the public and administration by timely
adoption of a calendar of meeting dates to include any canceled meetings is in the best interest of the
City; and,
WHEREAS, the first meeting of 2025 falls on New Year's Day, a City holiday, and a Parks and Recreation
Commission meeting is scheduled for the following day; and,
WHEREAS, canceling the first regular meeting of the City Council in January would allow for Council,
administration, and residents to celebrate the holiday without disruption to regular Commission meeting
schedule; and,
WHEREAS, canceling the second regular meeting of the City Council in July allows for Council,
administration, and residents to participate in the personal use fishery and other seasonal activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA:
Section 1. That the City Council regular meeting schedule for 2025 as attached is hereby adopted,
to include the exception that there will not be a meeting on the first Wednesday of January nor the third
Wednesday in July.
Section 2. That this Calendar may be further amended by Council in accordance with the City Charter
and Kenai Municipal Code.
Section 3. That this Resolution takes effect immediately upon passage.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THISf6' DAY OF , 2,024.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members
FROM: Shellie Saner, City Clerk
DATE: October 29, 2024
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 2024-46 - Establishing the 2025 City Council Regular
Meeting Schedule.
This Resolution is intended to establish a calendar for the regular meetings of the City Council in
2025, in accordance with KMC 1.10.040(b).
City Charter, allows that a meeting may be cancelled by the Mayor due to a lack of a quorum, for
an emergency, or by a majority of council members for any reason as long as at least twenty
regular meetings are held each year and at least one each month. The 2025 proposed meeting
schedule includes at least one regular meeting each month and more than the minimum
requirement of twenty regular meetings each year.
The proposes meeting scheduling sets meetings every first and third Wednesday of each month,
except January and July based on the following:
The first meeting in January falls on a recognized holiday and the Parks and Recreation
Commission meeting is scheduled for the following day. Cancelling the first regular City
Council meeting in January would allow for the Council, administration and residents to
celebrate the holiday without disruption to the regular Commission meeting schedule.
The second meeting of July, when the second meeting coincides with the peak season of
the personal use dipnet fishery which consumes the full attention of the administration and
is a busy time of the year for other residents.
The second meeting in November or the first meeting in December may be cancelled as it could
coincide with the Alaska Municipal League conferences in Anchorage.
Your consideration is appreciated.
2025 City Council Meeting Schedule
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