Minutes of the Work Session

Denali Borough Assembly

Tri-Valley Community Center

April 14, 2002

 

CALL TO ORDER    Presiding Officer Jerry Mueller called the work session to order at 2:00 pm.

 

ROLL CALL               Assembly members present were: Sid Michaels, Jim Caswell, Jerry Mueller, Gerald Pollock, Teresa Hall, Teresa Usibelli, David Talerico and Mayor Gonzales.  Assembly members absent were Jim Payne and Carol Shields.

 

1.)   Ordinance 01-07, Version A, an ordinance amending the Denali Borough Code of Ordinances, adding Chapter 22, pertaining to business licenses.

 

USIBELLI asked why during the last meeting the Assembly voted in favor of not requiring an Alaska Business License number on the application.  CASWELL spoke in favor of not requiring that number.  He said he feels it is not necessary on a Borough application. 

 

MICHAELS asked if the UPS delivery company would have to have a Borough business license. 

 

USIBELLI asked if the Borough would be liable if the Borough issues a Borough license to someone who does not have a State business license. 

 

Discussion followed, and Healy resident Gina Soltis said State business license numbers are available on line.

 

2.)   Ordinance 02-01, Version A, an ordinance amending the Denali Borough Enabling Code, Title I, Chapter 4, Public Records.

 

MICHAELS asked if the Assembly is planning to try and adopt this ordinance today. 

 

USIBELLI said this ordinance outlines what is not considered a public record.  She asked if MUELLER, as sponsor of the ordinance, feels he has addressed all the items.   USIBELLI asked if the Borough Attorney had reviewed this document.  MUELLER said the Attorney had not reviewed this yet.

 

Healy resident, David Braun said he doesn’t like that some decisions in this ordinance can made arbitrarily by the Mayor.

 

Discussion followed.

 

TALERICO stated that he went through the Mat-Su Borough’s policy and it is very similar to this one.  He said he is pretty happy with this document. 

 

CASWELL agreed with TALERICO. 

 

3.)   Discussion regarding the formation of an ethics committee.

 

USIBELLI asked if everybody had a chance to review the two pages she brought forth regarding a complaint form.

 

HALL was under the impression that this issue was sent to the Personnel Committee.  The Clerk concurred.

 

USIBELLI stated that it is a good form and it is a good way for the public to be heard.  HALL reiterated her previous statement. 

 

Denali Borough School District Superintendent Chris Hagar said the form should not use the term person; the complaint should refer to a situation instead.

 

MUELLER asked the Mayor if he would like to give his report now instead of during the regular meeting.  Mayor Gonzales said he would not be presenting a report today.

 

SUPT. REPORT       Chris Hagar gave a brief update based on his written report.  He said the new School District Superintendent is Mr. Bob Whicker.  Hagar said the Usibelli Coal Mine lay offs may effect enrollment, but he is expecting the Anderson School enrollment to increase.  Cantwell School has completed its accreditation ahead of schedule.  He said the Tri-Valley School had been broken into and the Troopers are investigating.

 

                                    Mr. Peter Cubby, DBSD Maintenance Supervisor, gave the Assembly a brief overview of his written report.  The report provides a breakdown of how Borough funds were spent from 1991 to 2001.

                                    The report also included the proposed major maintenance projects for the District for 2003. 

 

ADJOURNMENT      MUELLER declared the work session adjourned at 2:36 pm.

 

 

 

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