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Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Ethics elects chair by default, approves agenda and moves to confidential complaint screening
Summary
The Assembly Board of Ethics met Sept. 22, 2025; members approved the agenda and prior minutes, elected Mr. Cooper chair by default after a single nomination, and proceeded into a confidential initial screening of ethics docket BE-AMBLY-2025-02.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly Board of Ethics convened on Sept. 22, 2025, approved its meeting agenda and minutes from Oct. 30 and Nov. 19, 2024, and elected Mr. Cooper as chair by default after a single nomination. The board then moved into a confidential initial screening of ethics complaint docket BE-AMBLY-2025-02 and left the public record to set up the confidential session.
Presiding Officer called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. and asked the clerk to call the roll. The clerk recorded the presence of Ms. Hutchison, Ms. Uhas, Mr. Clark, Ms. House and Mr. Cooper; Ms. Truth was noted absent. The presiding officer said, "There is a quorum of the board of ethics, which is 3 members including the alternates in accordance with FNSB code 4.2 0.06," and clarified that alternate members would be full voting members for this meeting because the hearing procedures code did not apply.
The presiding officer opened citizen comments (limited to 3 minutes and to non-confidential agenda items) but stated no one had signed up in person or online. The clerk read the consent agenda, which included the assembly board of ethics meeting minutes from Oct. 30, 2024, and Nov. 19, 2024. "And Ms. Hutchison made a motion to approve," the presiding officer said; Mr. Clark seconded. With no objections raised, the presiding officer announced the agenda was approved.
Nominations for chair were opened. One board member nominated Mr. Cooper; when prompted about his term, the presiding officer said his term expires in December and Mr. Cooper had not yet decided whether to renew it. The presiding officer explained that with only one nomination "the chair has been elected by default," adding, "So I guess I'm chair by default." No formal ballot or second was required for the nomination.
Under agenda item F2, the presiding officer said the board would conduct the board's initial screening of ethics complaint docket BE-AMBLY-2025-02 and that the matter was confidential. The board indicated it would take the confidential screening offline to a non-public setting; no further details about the complaint were discussed on the public record.
The meeting proceeded into the confidential portion and the public record ended with the board preparing the room for that session.
