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Kenai Peninsula Borough committee reviews military leave, election MOA, HUD housing agreement and several ordinance changes
Summary
At a Policies and Procedures Committee meeting, members discussed a revised military leave policy, termination of an election MOA to adapt to new election dates, a HUD-linked cooperative agreement for two Kenai housing projects, updates to indemnification and public-notice rules, and a proposal to allow volunteer firefighters on a service-area board; no formal votes are recorded in the transcript.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Policies and Procedures Committee reviewed three resolutions and four ordinances and considered several board appointments during its meeting. Committee members discussed expanding military leave, terminating an intergovernmental elections memorandum of agreement, and a cooperative agreement tied to HUD funding for two housing projects in Kenai.
Justin, a borough staff member, presented Resolution 2025-044, which would revise the borough's military leave policy to increase paid coverage for service-member training and related requirements. Justin said the updated language raises the leave covered from “16.5 days” to “21.5 days” to give service members “more coverage and help.” Committee members did not record a vote on the resolution in the transcript.
Assembly President Tunseth introduced Resolution 2025-045 to terminate the 2024 memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the cities of Homer, Kenai, Seldovia, Seward and Slovatna. Tunseth said changes in election dates require the municipalities to renegotiate an MOA that fits the new election schedule and administration needs; the motion as discussed would terminate the current MOA to allow the cities time to work with the borough on a replacement.
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