Assembly approves clerk salary bump, adds multiple ordinances to consent agenda

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved two personnel items and processed its consent agenda on April 7.

Vice President Cooper moved and the assembly approved a 2.5% salary increase for the clerk and 2.5% increases for the deputy clerk and the records manager, effective July 1, 2026, for the FY27 budget cycle. The motion was requested unanimous and passed without opposition.

Assemblymember Neeson moved to add several ordinances to the consent agenda; motions were made (and unanimous consent requested) to add Ordinances 2025‑19‑29, 2025‑19‑30, 2025‑19‑28, 2025‑19‑31, 2025‑19‑32, 2025‑19‑33 and other items. Clerk read titles for the consent agenda items, which include appropriations for school facility repairs, Code Blue grant acceptances for multiple fire service areas, a public‑purpose lease for Cooper Landing Community Club Inc, a reimbursement for Kenai Health Center fire alarm replacement (CPH reimbursement $42,925), and acceptance of a $210,000 state grant for emergency management operations (Resolution 2026‑020). The assembly added Ordinance 2026‑10 (material site lease) to the consent agenda at Assemblymember Eklund’s request. All additions were made by unanimous consent.

Why it matters: The clerk salary action is a formal personnel change that will affect the FY27 payroll; the ordinances and resolutions added to the consent agenda include capital repairs and grant acceptances that, if adopted after hearing, will authorize borough expenditures and program changes.

Ending: Most items on the consent agenda were set for public hearing on April 21, 2026; no roll‑call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript beyond unanimous consent.