HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2008-18Suggested by: Mayor Porter
CITY OF I{ENAI
I2E8OLUTION NO. 2®08-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, URGING THE
ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE TO AMEND AS 39.50 SO THAT DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENTS ARE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTED AND
APPOINTED OFFICIALS.
WHEREAS, Chapter 47, Statutory Laws of Alaska 2007 (House Bill 109) amended AS
39.50 containing the reporting requirement for elected and appointed officials to the
Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC); and,
WHEREAS, the new reporting rules included several new reporting requirements that
retroactively apply to elected and appointed municipal officials; and,
WHEREAS, these new rules include reporting not only sources of income but the
amounts of income over $1,000, including salary, money from social security, IRA and
retirement funds, interest on government bonds, savings and checking accounts of the
municipal office holder, the office holder's spouse or domestic partner and children;
and,
WHEREAS, the completed APOC disclosure statements, including income amounts,
will be put on the intereet starting in 2009; and,
WHEREAS, municipal elected and appointed bodies, including planning and zoning
commissions, are having difficulties finding candidates to serve and these new financial
reporting requirements will make finding qualified candidates even more difficult.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, that the Alaska State Legislature is urged to amend AS 39.50 so that
disclosure requirements are more appropriate for municipal elected and appointed
officials.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
2008.
ALASKA, this 19~h day of March,
~~ ~~,
SWARNE ,VICE MAYOR
ATTEAST:.~ C/ /~
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk