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CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2735 -2014
Suggested by Mayor Porter
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING
KENAI MUNICIPAL CODE 1.90.010- CREATION, TO PROVIDE FOR MAYORAL
NOMINATION WITH COUNCIL CONFIRMATION INSTEAD OF ELECTIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENTS OF COUNCIL MEMBER EX- OFFICIOS TO BOARDS COMMISSIONS
AND COMMITTEES OF THE CITY AND CLARIFYING THE TIME FOR SUCH
NOMINATIONS AND CONFIRMATION.
WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal Code 1.90.010- Creation, currently provides that Council
elect members to serve as ex- officios for City boards, commissions and committees
and provides no guideline for how often or when such election must occur; and,
WHEREAS, elections have often not been held in the past for the assignment of ex-
officios; and,
WHEREAS, requiring an election for ex- officios is unnecessarily burdensome and time
consuming for such a process; and,
WHEREAS, amending the code to provide that the Mayor nominate ex- officios with
confirmation by Council is efficient, practical and consistent with recent past practice;
and,
WHEREAS, specifying that ex- officios shall be nominated and confirmed at the same
meeting as the Council elects a Vice -Mayor and otherwise organizes for the ensuing
year will add clarity and certainty to the process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA:
Section 1. Form: That this is a Code ordinance.
Section 2. Amendment of Section 1.90.010 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai
Municipal Code, Section 1.90.010- Creation, is hereby amended as follows:
1.90.010 Creation.
All boards, 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 the appointed members. At the organizational meeting of Council, or as soon
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thereafter as practicable, IT]the Mayor after consultation with Council shall nominate
jAND ONE] Council Members [ELECTED BY THE COUNCIL] as ex- officio members and
as consultants of any board, commission or committee. After confirmation by Council,
ex- officios alone with the Mayor may attend all meetings, but shall have no voting
power on the board, commission or committee. A member of Council or City
administrative staff shall attend all meetings of boards, commissions and committees
and supply staff support.
Section 3. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application
thereof to any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or
application directly involved in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been
rendered, and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this title or
application thereof to other persons or circumstances. The City Council hereby
declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even without such
part, provision, or application.
Section 4. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f , this ordinance shall
take effect 30 days after adoption.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 15th day of
January, 2014.
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Sand a M di h, -C-itVClerk
PAT PORTER, MAYOR
Introduced: January 1, 2014
Adopted: January 15, 2014
Effective: February 15, 2014
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Council Members
FROM: Mayor Porter
DATE: December 23, 2013
SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 2735 -2014, Ex- Officios
This Ordinance is intended to streamline and clarify the process for assigning members of
Council as ex- officios to City commissions, committees and boards. Recently, past
practice of the Council has been to accomplish this through nomination by the Mayor and
confirmation by Council; however, code refers to an election. Having an election for ex-
officio assignments is overly burdensome and cumbersome for the process.
Your consideration is appreciated.
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