MEMORANDUM

TO: Pete Sprague, Assembly President

Members, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly

FROM: Milli Martin, Assembly Member

DATE: December 17, 2003

SUBJECT: Ordinance 2004-01, providing for public notice prior to filling vacancies on service area boards

It recently came to my attention that service area boards are not required to provide any public notice of a vacancy on the board. Apparently service area boards have not always advertised vacancies and instead sometimes fill them without providing any public notice. In my view, these vacancies should be advertised in order to obtain the best possible pool of applicants for the position. This ordinance would amend each provision in Title 16 addressing filling vacancies by service area boards. Copies of this ordinance will be provided to each service area board for comment prior to final hearing on the ordinance. Your approval of these changes would be appreciated.