DENALI BOROUGH, ALASKA

ORDINANCE NO. 02-12

INTRODUCED BY: Assembly member Sid Michaels

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PROCEDURE FOR FILLING A VACANCY ON THE BOROUGH ASSEMBLY

BE IT ENACTED by the Assembly of the Denali Borough, Alaska that:

Section 1. Classification. This Ordinance is of a general and permanent nature.

Section 2. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the Denali Borough Code of Ordinances, Title II, Chapter 5, Section 8, Subsection (d), providing for the procedure for filling a vacancy on the Denali Borough Assembly as follows:

(d) [The Mayor shall select from the applicants one person and present this person to the Assembly for approval. If the Assembly fails to approve this person, the mayor shall select another. This process shall continue until an applicant is approved.]

The clerk shall prepare a notice stating that a vacancy has occurred for a specific seat and advising interested members of the public as to the procedure for filing as a candidate for appointment.

(e) The applicant for appointment shall file a declaration of candidacy with the borough clerk. An applicant must reside within and be a registered voter of the borough election district for which the appointment is sought. The clerk shall forward to the assembly all qualified declarations received and the assembly shall choose one person from the applicants submitted.

(f) The vote shall be by identifiable ballot. This will be a sheet of paper, provided by the

Clerk, containing the assembly member’s name at the top and ten (10) numbered blank lines. One line would be used for each round of voting and additional lines added if needed. After each round of voting the Clerk will collect the ballots and announce the results. The results will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting by candidate and who voted for that candidate. The ballots will be retained by the Clerk until the meeting minutes containing the voting results have been approved by the Assembly.

(g) If there are more than two candidates and no candidate receives the vote of the majority, the lowest vote getter shall be eliminated on successive ballots until there are only two candidates or one candidate receives a majority. In the event of a tie vote between two candidates, the assembly shall vote a second time to break the tie. If the second vote does not break the tie, the presiding officer shall break the tie by drawing of lots.

Section 3. Effective Date This Ordinance becomes effective upon adoption by the Denali Borough Assembly and signature of the mayor.

Date Introduced: December 11, 2002

First Reading: December 11, 2002

Public Hearing: April 9, 2003

PASSED and APPROVED by the DENALI BOROUGH ASSEMBLY this 9^th day of April, 2003.

SIGNATURE ON FILE

MAYOR

ATTEST: SIGNATURE ON FILE

BOROUGH CLERK