Assembly approves consent agenda, sets mill rates and enacts local zoning; budget appropriation hearing postponed

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on June 3 approved its consent agenda, enacted a local-option zoning ordinance for Humpy Point, and passed a resolution setting property tax mill rates for fiscal year 2026 (tax year 2025). The assembly postponed final action on the borough appropriation ordinance for fiscal year 2026 to its June 17 meeting.

The consent agenda — which passed as amended without objection — included minutes from the May 20 regular meeting; KPB6990, a resolution in memoriam commending the contributions of Roberta Hyland; and several items referred to public hearing or introduced for later hearings, including ordinances authorizing sales of borough parcels and amendments to the comprehensive plan and conditional‑use definitions. The assembly enacted ordinance 2025‑0 8, approving the Humpy Point R‑1 local option zoning district, and scheduled public hearings for several other ordinances on future dates as shown in the meeting record.

The assembly also adopted resolution 2025‑025, which sets the borough’s mill rates for fiscal year 2026. Most service areas saw reductions in mill rates; a single increase was approved for the Seldovia recreation service area at the request of Seldovia leaders to support pool operation.

Separately, ordinance 2025‑19, the borough’s fiscal year 2026 appropriation ordinance that includes school contributions, received a public hearing but the assembly voted to postpone final action to June 17 to allow an additional hearing and further review.

Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (multiple items as read by the clerk): approved as amended by unanimous consent. Items included: May 20, 2025 meeting minutes; KPB6990 (in memoriam Roberta Hyland); Resolution 2025‑023 (Alaska Land Mobile Radio membership agreements, referred/approved on consent); Resolution 2025‑024 (27 unincorporated communities for FY26 community assistance program, amended to be retroactive to 06/02/2025); Ordinance 2024‑1939 (Station 4 septic replacement; hearing June 17); Ordinance 2025‑10 (parcel sales by live public outcry auction; hearing June 17); Ordinance 2025‑11 (accepting Safe Streets & Roads plan into comprehensive plan; hearing July 8); Ordinance 2025‑12 (clarify conditional use permits and define “water dependent”; hearing July 8); KPB6970 and KPB6971 (appointments): all included on consent and moved forward. - Ordinance 2025‑08 (Humpy Point R‑1 local option zoning, amends KPB 21.46.040): enacted by unanimous consent. - Ordinance 2025‑19 (appropriating funds for fiscal year 2026): public hearing held; assembly moved and approved postponement to June 17, 2025 (motion to postpone passed by unanimous consent). - Resolution 2025‑025 (setting rate of levy for real and personal property — mill rates for FY2026): enacted (no roll‑call names recorded in the minutes; chair and mayor presented details). Most mill rates reduced; Seldovia recreation service area increased from 0.75 to 1.00 to support pool operations per Seldovia request.

What the actions mean - Adoption of the mill‑rate resolution meets a state deadline (the assembly’s legal counsel noted state statute requires mill rates be set by June 15). - Postponing the appropriation ordinance preserves a public hearing schedule and allows the assembly more time before they take final action on the budget and school funding amounts.

Provenance (excerpted from meeting transcript) - topicintro: "The finance we had 1 public hearing on ordinances... Ordinance 2025‑5‑19 appropriating funds for fiscal year 2026... This will have an additional hearing on the June 17, and was postponed until June 17 as well." (transcript block starting 150.72499) - topfinish: "Unanimous has been requested. Or is there any objection? Hearing and seeing none, the resolution passes." (transcript block near 5433.595)

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