ADOPTING THE 1991 KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH ASSEMBLY APPORTIONMENT PLANS AND PLACING THE APPORTIONMENT PLANS ON THE BALLOT FOR BOROUGH VOTER SELECTION

WHEREAS, on March 5, 1991, the borough assembly declared itself to be malapportioned, and appointed a reapportionment committee to work on a reapportionment plan, including assembly representation options; and

WHEREAS, in Resolution 91-72 the reapportionment committee referred 10 different assembly representation plans for assembly selection, and the assembly adopted Plan 4 (8 districts, 2 members each, elected at-large), and Plan 7 (15 single member districts) to be the two representation plans submitted to borough voters;

WHEREAS, Alaska Statutes require that the assembly place before Borough voters the form of borough assembly representation adopted, and include with the ballot proposition the proposed plan of reapportionment;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH:

Section 1. That the assembly adopts two Borough assembly representation plans to be selected by borough voters: Plan 1, 8 districts, 2 members each, elected at-large; and Plan 2, 9 single member districts; both as described in the 1991 Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Reapportionment Plan, attached to and incorporated into this ordinance as Attachment 1.

Section 2. That the following proposition be placed on the ballot of the October 1, 1991 regular borough election:

PROPOSITION: CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PLANS FOR KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATION:

_______ Plan 1: 8 districts, 2 members each, elected at-large

_______ Plan 2: 9 single member districts

DESCRIPTION OF APPORTIONMENT PLAN: State law requires that the Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly adopt an apportionment plan for Borough assembly representation, after the 1990 federal census.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Ordinance 91-34 meets this requirement by adopting and presenting to the voters for selection two representation and apportionment options, both of which are different from the current plan. The plan receiving the most votes will be put into place after the election. Either plan will result in the current assembly terms and seats being abolished beginning with the regular borough election in October 1992. Assembly members elected in 1992 will serve staggered terms of one, two and three years. The current assembly apportionment plan contains 4 districts, with anywhere from 2 to 5 members, elected at-large in that district.

The first option, Plan 1, would consist of 8 districts in the Borough. Each district would have 2 assembly members, elected at-large by the voters of each district.

The second option, Plan 2, would consist of 9 districts in the Borough. Each district would have one assembly member, elected by the voters of that district.

Section 3. That the assembly shall after certification of the October 1, 1991 election, adopt or enact such ordinances or other actions that are necessary to provide for the composition of the assembly in accordance with the plan of representation and apportionment that received the most votes.

Section 4. That the assembly shall authorize borough administration to draw up legal descriptions of the district boundaries adopted in this ordinance and to amend the borough assembly reapportionment plan in compliance with this ordinance, which includes amending Plan 2, under Section 2 from 15 to 9, Map G.

Section 5. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its enactment.

ENACTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH ON THIS 20th DAY OF AUGUST, 1991.

James W. Skogstad, Assembly President

ATTEST:

Gaye J. Vaughan, Borough Clerk