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November 15, 2019 Volume 41,Page 46
CALL TO ORDER
The November 15,2019 special meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at
12:00 p.m.by Mayor Christy Terry.
OPENING CEREMONY
Harbormaster Norm Regis led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL
There were present:
Christy Terry presiding and
Sue McClure Sharyl Seese
John Osenga Kee
Dale-Butts Tony Baclaan
comprising a quorum of the Council; and
Scott Meszaros, City Manager
Norm Regis, Harbormaster
Jessica Stallard,Deputy City Clerk
Excused—Butts, Lane
Absent—None
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR
PUBLIC HEARING—None
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Motion (/) Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda
This was an oversight that was missed at the meeting.
There were no consent agenda items.
NEW BUSINESS
Resolutions
City of Seward, Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes
November 15, 2019 Volume 41, Page 47
Resolution 2019-109,Authorizing The City Of Seward To Join The Alaska Remote Seller Sales
Tax Commission For The Purpose Of Developing, Implementing, And Enforcing A Remote
Seller Sales Tax Code And Designating The Seward City Manager As The City's Commission
Representative.
Motion (McClure/Seese) Approve Resolution 2019-109
City Manager Scott Meszaros said Alaska had problematic issues with sales tax.The Kenai
Peninsula Borough took the lead on enforcing the Alaska remote sales tax. Meszaros said the other
municipalities within the Kenai Peninsula Borough had opted in to the Alaska Remote Seller Sales
Tax Commission. He said if the terms of the agreement were not acceptable to the municipality,then
they did have the ability to opt out of this partnership at a later date.
In response to McClure, Meszaros said approving this resolution gave the Seward City
Council the ability to help plan for the sales tax. He said there would be a statewide discussion on
this at the Alaska Municipal League (AML) conference in Anchorage on Tuesday, November 19,
2019.
In response to Terry,Meszaros said if council did not approve this resolution,then the Kenai
Peninsula Borough would still collect the sales tax, but it would not be distributed throughout the
borough.
Motion Passed Unanimous
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Seese verified that City Manager Scott Meszaros had been designated as the City's
Commission Representative.
CITIZEN COMMENTS —None
COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS—None
ADJOURNMENT
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