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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2005-71
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD, ALASKA, AMENDING RULE 4 AND RULE 29 (c) OF
THE CITY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURES TO ALLOW
FOR COUNCIL LIAISON APPOINTMENTS TO BE OPTIONAL,
INSTEAD OF MANDATORY
WHEREAS, it is required by Charter 3.3 and Seward City Code (SSe) 2.10.020
that the Council have an organizational meeting 30 days after each regular city election;
and
WHEREAS, SCC 2.10.020 states the Mayor is to make all appointments as
required of them; and
WHEREAS, these minor language changes would not result III Charter or
subsequent code changes; and
WHEREAS, council liaisons are beneficial for communication, and build
additional expertise for the council in various areas of city operations; and
..... WHEREAS, changing the language "shall" to "may" will allow each individual
council the option of appointing council liaisons at their organizational meetings; and
WHEREAS, the Clerk's office wishes to amend the City Council Rules of
Procedure to appear as follows (strike out = deletions, bold italics = additions):
RULE 4. The City Council must meet and organize not later than 30 days after
each regular city election. At this organizational meeting, the council elects one of its
members to act as Vice-Mayor in the absence of the mayor. In addition, the Mayor may
appoints the council liaison to the Planning Commission and appoints the Council
representative to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Economic Development District.
RULE 29 (c) Council liaisons. In order to build additional Council expertise in
various areas of city operations, the Presiding Officer shall may appoint one Council
member to serve as liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission. These appointments
shall be made at the Council's organizational meeting in October. Ifappointed, the
Council representative to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Economic Development District
shall serve as liaison to the Port and Commerce Advisory Board.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA that:
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2005-71
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Section 1. The Seward City Council amends Rule 4 of the City Council Rules of
Procedures to appear as follows:
RULE 4 The City Council must meet and organize not later than 30 days after
each regular city election. At this organizational meeting, the council elects one of its
members to act as Vice-Mayor in the absence of the mayor. In addition, the Mayor may
appoint the council liaison to the Planning Commission and the Council representative to
the Kenai Peninsula Borough Economic Development District.
RULE 29 (c) Council liaisons. In order to build additional Council expertise in
various areas of city operations, the Presiding Officer may appoint one Council member
to serve as liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission. These appointments shall be
made at the Council's organizational meeting in October. If appointed, the Council
representative to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Economic Development District shall
serve as liaison to the Port and Commerce Advisory Board.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 8th
day of August 2005.
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THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Vanta Shafer, Mayor
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NOES:
ABSENT:
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Branson, Val datta, Amberg, Clark, Lorenz, Shafer
Dunham
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Agenda Statement
Meeting Date: August 8, 2005
To: Seward City Council
From: Jean Lewis, City Clerk
Agenda Item: Council Liaisons
BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION:
With the number of Council commitments and meetings growing in the last year, this city council did
not feel they had time to be the liaison to the Boards and Commissions and has asked those Boards
and Commissions to report to the City council instead.
Knowing council liaisons are beneficial for communication, and build additional expertise for the
council in various areas of city operations, language changes have been made in the Council Rules of
Procedure which would not abolish, but allow future councils the option to appoint council liaisons if
they wished at their annual organizational meeting in October.
CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST: Yes No
1. Comprehensive Plan ___ ___
2. Strategic Plan ___ ___
3. Other City Council Rules of Procedure _XX ___
4. Not applicable XXX
FISCAL NOTE:
No financial commitments with this rule change.
Approved by Finance Department: ________________________
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommend approval of Resolution 2005-71, making language changes to Rule 4 and Rule 29(c),
allowing future city council’s the option to appoint council liaisons for the year, or not.