TO: Pete Sprague, Assembly President

Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly

FROM: Dale Bagley, Borough Mayor

DATE: June 24, 2004

SUBJECT: Ordinance 2004-22, an ordinance expanding the Central Emergency Service Area to include the Funny River area and/or the Kasilof / Cohoe / Clam Gulch area

This ordinance provides the voters of the both the Funny River area and the Kasilof / Cohoe / Clam Gulch area the option of becoming part of the existing Central Emergency Service Area (CES). The voters of both the existing CES area and the new area will have to approve the expansion. Currently both areas are covered by the Central Peninsula Medical Service Area that is jointly operated with the Central Emergency Service Area Board.

The timing of this ordinance will allow the questions to be included on the October ballot.