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CITY OF SEWARD
RESOLUTION NO. 428
WHEREAS, House Bill No. l38 providing for a Public Service Com-
Jllission with authority to regulate rates and the conduct of public
utilities generally, including those owned, operated and maintained
by municipalities, is befdretne First Regular Session of the Fourth
State Legislature; and
WHERFAS, regulation of a municipally owned and operated public
utility by any body other than the one elected by the owner-
citizens is a bold and intolErable 'irLfringement of the principle
of ~ home rule as embodied in the Constitution of the State
of Alaska; and
WHEREAS, toe local governing body is directly responsible to and
sensitive to the will of the citizen owner, House Bill No. 138
takes away the power of the tax-paying voting citizen to put it
in the hands of five individual persons who are not electors or
taxpayers of the communities they would control, nor responsible
to those communities; and
WHEREAS, local initiative in expansion and healthy competition
would be taken away from local City Councils; and
WHEREAS, the power to issue bonds on local determination would
be taken away and the bonding credit of the best managed municipal
utilities would be no better than the worst managed; and
WHEREAS, the Seward City Council approves and encourages State
regulation of privately owned and operated public utilities, it
is vehemently and unalterably opposed to State regulation of
municipally owned and operated public utilities;
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RESOLUTION NO. 428 (Cont.)
NOW, THEIlEFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Seward City Colmcil, in the
full exercise of it powers, protests the inclusion of municipally
owned, and operated utilities in House Bill No. 138, and asserts
its desire to act in the largest and most responsible capacity
envisioned by the laws of the State of Alaska; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this appeal be taken to the Honorable
William A. Eean, Governor of the State of Alaska, and all members
en the Alaska Legislature; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Mr. Fred J. Waltz, City Manager of the
City of Seward, be au.thOl'ized and instructed to testify in comnittee
hearings and otherwi15e declare the opposition of the Seward City
Council to the inclusioll of municipally owned and operated utilities
under House Bill No. 138.
This Resolution to be in full force and effect imnediately upon
passage and approval. Passed al}g.approved by the Conmon Council
c.r- 1st Iftc/
of the City of Seward this :ed' day of March, 1965.
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Richard W. Kirkpatri
Acting Mayor
Attest:
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eatrice E. Watts
City Clerk-Treasurer