Assembly approves consent agenda; dozens of residents urge funding schools to full cap

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly unanimously approved its agenda and consent agenda at the April 15 meeting in Seward, completing a package of ceremonial resolutions, ordinance introductions and other routine actions. The vote followed a lengthy public‑comment period in which many residents — parents, teachers and students — urged the assembly to "fund to the cap" for school funding.

Items approved on the consent agenda The clerk read the consent agenda, which included the following items that were approved when the assembly accepted the agenda and consent agenda by unanimous consent: - Ordinance 2024-1934: accepting and appropriating congressionally directed spending grant funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, to upgrade the mechanical and power plant at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer (sponsor: mayor). The ordinance as read was updated to include advisory board recommendations. - Ordinance 2025-06: providing an exception to borough code to accept late‑filed FY26 senior citizen…