Policies and Procedures Committee on 2026-09-01 4:30 PM

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[0:55] The policies and procedures committee to order at 430. I see no Mr. Mayer, so we will move beyond the Mayer's report to our first public hearing, ordinance 2026-26, amending KPB code, KPB 1.20.10 and KPB 4.30.010 to establish term limits for school board members. Subjective voter approval. This was brought to us by Assembly Member Eichert, President

[1:27] Tonseth, the mayor, and some of the members of Nissan, Mr. Eichert.

[1:32] Thank you. I don't have a whole lot to add tonight right now for this one. I'll probably have more to say tonight.

[1:39] SB 143 did pass on August 10th, I believe it was.

[1:45] We're going to want to do effect on August 10th.

[1:48] So this bill is pretty straightforward.

[1:50] It's just asking the residents of the Bureau if they would like to turn limits on the school board.

[1:59] This is a question that they had voted on before.

[2:03] The state law at the time did not allow for it.

[2:06] But that did just change this month.

[2:09] So I think it would be our duty to ask them the same question again.

[2:14] Now that it's changed, so I'll have.

[2:17] Are there any questions from the Assembly for Mr. Eichert

[2:23] saying none?

[2:24] We can move to the next item on our agenda ordinance for instruction ordinance

[2:29] 2026-30, a Mendingboro Code, KPB 5.18.900 regarding sales tax definitions

[2:37] brought to us by the mayor, the hearing is on October 6th.

[2:42] Is there somebody here to speak to that?

[2:46] Sure, so to the chair of the ordinance proposes changes to two definitions within sales tax code 5.18.

[2:54] They're general clean up and just changing terminology that's long been in the code.

[3:01] So just needing updating to make it more legally defensible and perhaps Mr. Kelly wants to add if there's anything.

[3:12] Mr. Kelly.

[3:13] Thank you through the chair. I would just add these are the definitions for these two terms that are in the 519 code, as it relates to remote sales tax questions, so it's really to align the definitions between the two codes.

[3:30] Any questions for Miss Harbar, Mr. Kelly?

[3:36] President Sunset.

[3:38] Thank you, chair chair. If I could, I'd like to back up to the previous one on term limits.

[3:42] Sorry, I got my late on a little late there and we're moving on to the next one.

[3:48] The question I have, I think, is for Sean,

[3:53] is it defined specifically what a term is for a school board term?

[4:00] So the question would be, I thought, and I think that we basically mirrored what applies to the assembly.

[4:08] So, the question would be, if somebody came in as an appointed person, somebody resigns

[4:15] and they come in as an appointed person, does that count as a term towards their term limits?

[4:26] No, thank you.

[4:28] And it does outline in code three-year term on it, but it would be it's three-fold or there's already two-fold terms.

[4:37] Okay.

[4:37] Thank you.

[4:40] All right, thank you President Tonseth back to ordinance 2026-30,

[4:44] where there are any questions for Ms. Harbar, Mr. Kelly.

[4:50] Seeing none, we'll move on to ordinance 2026-31.

[4:55] I'm ending KPB 2.56.060 to adopt the Sildovian.

[5:00] Comprehensive Plan as the official comprehensive plan for that portion of the burrow within the boundaries of the city of Seldovia.

[5:08] This was also brought to us by the mayor with a hearing on October 6th, who is speaking to this.

[5:14] Thank you, thank you. My name is Samantha Lopez and I'm the manager of the River Center in standing in for a director reference today.

[5:21] Yes, city of Seldovia has been working on their complaint and they adopted that this last spring.

[5:25] And as a formality, we are adopting it,

[5:28] we're proposing to adopt it into the various comprehensive plan.

[5:31] And I'm happy to take any questions.

[5:33] Excellent, are there any questions for Ms. Lopez?

[5:37] Mr. Dunn.

[5:39] Thanks, Chair.

[5:40] Choosedell, and actually probably not a question for Samantha,

[5:44] but perhaps for our finance director at the finance committee.

[5:49] We just approved funding to reimburse the city of Homer.

[5:53] maybe that's not the right term, but contribute towards the comp plan.

[5:58] Will the borough be contributing towards the cost of the comp plan for the city of

[6:02] Sildovia?

[6:03] I can actually answer that, but if you'd like, I think.

[6:07] We actually did already provide $15,000 to the city of Sildovia because it was a much smaller

[6:13] effort.

[6:14] Okay.

[6:15] Thanks, Matt.

[6:16] So, 15,000 and probably didn't have to go before the assembly because of the amount of

[6:24] Correct. I believe it was because it was already a line item in our budget for the year.

[6:30] Whereas this one we weren't quite sure where it was going to for home or we weren't quite sure

[6:34] where it was going to land in a fiscal year so we brought it forward as a supplemental

[6:38] preparation. Thank you very much.

[6:43] Are there any other questions from this Lopez?

[6:46] Seeing none. We'll move on. Thank you, Miss Lopez.

[6:50] Ordinance 2026-32, a Mending Burrow Code, KPBE21.20.30, regarding motion procedure and hearing

[6:58] officer appeals, brought to us by the mayor hearing on October 6.

[7:04] Do you have something that's speaking to this?

[7:06] Mr. Kelly.

[7:07] Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[7:09] This really is an correctional mission and code.

[7:12] We had a planning commission appeal, and we're looking through the motion practice again,

[7:16] and realized that a subsection C where the reply is, it was blank.

[7:20] So, this is cracking that error.

[7:25] Excellent. Thank you, other questions for Mr. Kelly.

[7:31] Seeing not, we'll move on to our final piece of business and policies and procedures committee.

[7:35] Today, KPB 796-year-old proving the proposition summary to be included in the voter pamphlet for proposition number one,

[7:43] ordinance 2026-26 established term limits for school board members.

[7:48] Mr. Turner.

[7:53] Thank you through the chair.

[7:55] The ordinance 2026-26 approves the ballot question that will as it will appear on the ballot.

[8:06] This is a separate item that approves the proposition of summary that we'll go into the voter pamphlet and we would appreciate your consideration.

[8:15] are

[8:18] there any questions for me assembly for the clerk

[8:25] seeing none? Oh Mr.

[8:28] Thank you, Mr. Chair. If I might add at tonight's meeting, if I should back up. This item was not put on the consent agenda as

[8:40] Like other new business, we automatically put it on the consent agenda.

[8:45] Ordnance 2020-626 needs to be heard first, prior to the proposition summary, is to be heard on the agenda.

[8:53] If the ordinance does not get enacted, then we would need to have a motion to suspend the rules and remove the proposition summary from the agenda.

[9:04] If the ordinance passes, then the proposition would be heard at its regular spot on the agenda.

[9:08] Thank you.

[9:12] Thank you for that, Mr. Turner.

[9:14] Are there any other questions?

[9:17] Seeing none, we will adjourn policies and procedures at 438 PM.