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Assemblymember asks to rescind Ordinance 2025-21 after amendment process left exemptions unclear
Summary
Assemblymember Cooper filed a notice to rescind Ordinance 2025-21 after members said an amendment removing a senior exemption and changes to exemption 'stacking' were not handled in order; legal staff said stacking remains allowed unless a code change is passed.
Assemblymember Jen Cooper filed a formal notice to rescind Ordinance 2025-21, which repealed and reenacted KPB Chapter 5.12, saying amendments were not handled in order and that the final text unintentionally removed a senior exemption and capped other exemptions.
Cooper told the Kenai Peninsula Borough Policies and Procedures Committee she first sought reconsideration but had been advised that the proper procedure was a notice to rescind. "We were unaware or had admit that we could not ask for reconsideration, so I'm asking for a reason," Cooper said. She said the Cooper–Michitkee amendment was not addressed in order and that an amendment that passed removed the phrase "senior exemption," leaving…
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