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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes1975-924 r RESOLUTION NO. 924 -VOLUME 17 Jam::G:.~l~~ City Clerk-Treasurer ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES OF TIlE SEHARD CITY THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, THE QUESTION OF AMENDING THE CITY CHARTER TO PROVIDE FOR THE DIRECT ELECTION BY THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, OF ONE (1) MEMBER OF THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH ASSEMBLY WHEREAS, K. P.I.C. 05.l0.005(b) formally provided that members of the Borough Assembly from first-class cities were to be appointed by the city councils of said cities for terms of three (3) years, and WHEREAS, on July 16, 1974, the Kenai Peninsula Borough enacted Ordinance No. 74-32, modifying Section 05.10. 005(b) of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Code of Ordinances to permit city councils of first-class cities to provide, by ordinance, for the direct election of one or more assembly- men by the city electorate, and WHEREAS, the City of Seward, Alaska, is presently entitled to two (2) seats on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Seward to continue to have one member of the Kenai peninsula Borough Assembly appointed by the City Council from its own membership in order to preserve continuity and communication in government, but that it is unnecessary that both seats continue to be filled by Council appointment, WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to determine whether the electorate is in favor of having one borough assemblyman directly elected by the electorate, and r---- WHEREAS, the City Charter now provides for the appointment of Borough Assembly members by the City Council and will, therefore, have to be amended, NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Seward, Alaska, resolves: Section 1. That it is hereby declared to be in the public interest to provide for the direct election of one member of the Kenai peninsula Borough Assembly so long as the City of Seward shall have the right to have t~o (2) assemblymen represent it as members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. Section 2. That the City Charter of the City of Seward be amended by amending Sections 9.3 and 9.4. Section 3. That the following proposition be sub- mitted to the qualified voters of the City of Seward at a special municipal election to be held on October 7, 1975, with a majority of those electors qualified and voting in favor of the proposition being required for its approval: PROPOSITION Shall the City Charter of the City of Seward be amended by amending Section 9.3 and 9.4 to read as follows: Section 9.3. City Representatives on Borough Assembly. (a) The city shall participate in borough affairs. So long as the city of Seward is entitled to two (2) or more seats on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, one seat shall be filled by an elector of the city of Seward elected by the qualified voters of the city at the general election preced- ing the expiration of the three-year term, or, in the event that the seat shall be vacated before the end of the term, then at the next regular general election. (b) The election shall be conducted as the council may provide in the Code and individuals seeking the office of borough assemblyman shall be nominated in the same manner as persons seek- ing elective city office, and must possess quali- fications for city office as set forth in the Charter. r (c) A person may run for borough assemblyman and city councilman at the same time and may occupy both positions simultaneously. (d) In the event that, through reapportion- ment, the city of Seward shall lose its right to two (2) or more representatives on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, then para- graphs ~)through (c) of this section shall become tempor~rily inoperative until such time as the city of Seward is again entitled to two (2) or more seats on the Assembly. (e) The council shall appoint the city's representative or representatives on Borough Assembly except for the one representative elected pursuant to paragraphs a through c of this section. Section 9.4. Vacancies ln Office of Representa- tives on the Assembly. All vacancies in the office of city representa- tives on the Assembly shall be appointed by the council within thirty (30) days after such vacan- cy occurs. Section 2.9 of this Charter provides when a seat shall be vacant. In the event that the vacancy occurs, other than by expiration of the term of office, in the seat which is elective, council shall fill the vacancy as provided in Section 2.13 of this Charter. Section 4. That the foregoing proposition shall be printed in full on a ballot, along with whatever Charter amendments may be proposed, and the following words shall be added below or next to each proposition as appropriate and next to a square provided for marking the ballot: PROPOSITION NO. YES / / NO /~ Section 5. The first direct election by the elec- tors of the city of Seward of a Borough Assemblyman shall take place at the special election, to be held on October 7, 1975. Notice of the election shall be given in the same manner as provided by Chapter 8 of the Seward Code of Ordin- ances for the election of City Councilmen. I Section 6. In the event that the Charter provision should fail to receive the approval of a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question, the election of the borough assemblyman shall be null and void and the notice of election shall clearly state that its validity is contingent upon approval of the proposition amending the City Charter. Section 7. Publication of this resolution shall be made by posting a copy hereof on the City Hall Bulletin Board for a period of Ten (10) days following its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, on the 11th day of August, 1975. l.l - ) /, I ~. /' I' :~ ~( /}, /l __t2<...>-p Mayor ATTEST: