HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2334-2008Suggested by: Mayor Porter
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2334-2008
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, ENACTING A
NEW CHAPTER IN THE KENAI MUNICIPAL CODE (KMC 24.30) TITLED KENAI
MUNICIPAL CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ESTABLISHING AN ADVISORY
CEMETERY COMMITTEE, AS A SUBCOMITTEE OF THE PARKS & RECREATION
COMMISSION, TO ASSIST IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADDITION
TO THE EXISTING CEMETERY, ITS INTEGRATION INTO THE EXISTING CEMETERY
AND INCLUDING A PROVISION TO SUNSET THE COMMITTEE AFTER A PERIOD OF
TWO YEARS.
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai is the owner and operator of the Kenai Municipal
Cemetery; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai does not currently have a citizen advisory board; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai is planning an addition to its existing cemetery; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Kenai and its citizens to establish a
citizen advisory cemetery committee, as a subcommittee of the Parks & Recreation
Commission, to assist in the planning and development for the addition to the Kenai
Municipal Cemetery and its integration into the existing cemetery; and,
WHEREAS, since the committee will primarily deal with the planning and development
of the addition and its integration into the existing cemetery, the cemetery advisory
committee should be have a sunset date two years from its establishment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, that the City of Kenai Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by adding a
new chapter to be numbered KMC 24.30 (Kenai Municipal Cemetery Advisory
Committee) which shall read as follows:
Chapter 24.30
KENAI MIINICYPAL CEMETERY ADVISORY COMM%TTEE
Sections: 24.30.010 Duties and powers.
24.30.010 Duties and powers.
(a) There is established a Kenai Municipal Cemetery Advisory Committee, as a
subcommittee of the Parks 8v Recreation Commission, consisting of five
members. Four members shall represent the owners of private plots and/or the
community at large. One member shall be a member of the funeral home or
mortuary service sector.
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(b) The committee shall act in an advisory capacity to the City in matters of policy
concerning the Kenai Municipal Cemetery regarding the following matters:
(1) Planning and development of the cemetery addition and its integration
into the existing cemetery.
(2) Preservation of the history of the Kenai Municipal Cemetery.
(3) Performance of other duties as the Kenai City Council or City Manager
may designate from time to time.
(c) The Kenai Municipal Cemetery Advisory Committee shall sunset on December
31, 2010.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this sixth day of
August, 2008.
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PAT POR 'ER, MAYOR
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Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
Introduced: July 16, 2008
Adopted: August 6, 2008
Effective: September 6, 2008