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Attorney reviews borough powers, service areas, planning and school district roles
Summary
Borough Attorney Sean Kelly reviewed the Kenai Peninsula Borough's statutory powers under Title 29, the distinction between area-wide and non-area-wide powers, service-area structure and the relationship with the school district and planning commission.
Borough Attorney Sean Kelly told the assembly that as a second-class borough the Kenai Peninsula Borough derives authority from the Alaska Constitution and Title 29 of the Alaska statutes and has a limited set of mandatory powers while other authorities have been acquired through ordinance or voter approval.
Kelly summarized the borough's mandatory duties under Title 29 (establish and operate a public school system, assess and collect property and sales taxes levied within borough boundaries, and provide area-wide planning and land-use regulation) and explained the legal…
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