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Kodiak city and borough outline joint emergency management changes, propose code updates
Summary
City and borough staff described a proposed five-year agreement to jointly fund emergency management payroll, recommended code changes to name a shared emergency services director and highlighted gaps found in a recent after-action report including the need for 30-day review periods for emergency declarations.
The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and the City of Kodiak on Feb. 4 reviewed steps to formalize joint emergency management and recommended code updates to clarify who serves as emergency services director.
City staff presented a draft agreement under which the city and borough would split payroll costs for a shared emergency management position 50/50 for five years and said the city intends to designate Rich Gonzales to fill the combined emergency services director role. The packet given to elected officials included a three-page memo dated Jan. 21 from Gonzales and a sample weekly situation report dated Jan. 27–Feb. 2.
The proposal will require changes to local code. The presentation identified Kodiak City Code 2.23.040 and Kodiak Island Borough Code 2.110.04 as provisions that currently designate the emergency services director as the city manager and which must be updated so a…
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