CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
City Clerk
RESOLUTION 06-73
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE HOMER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION BYLAWS.
WHEREAS, The Homer Economic Development Advisory Commission was reactivated by the City
Council on February 27, 2006 via Resolution 06-20; and
WHEREAS, The Mayor appointed Commissioners, confirmed by the City Council, on April 10, 2006
via Memorandum 06-57; and
WHEREAS, Some changes are necessitated to bring these Bylaws into conformance with the City
Council Procedures and processes; and
WHEREAS, The Economic Development Advisory Commission introduced their Bylaw Amendments
during their Special Regular Meeting on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 and accepted the Bylaws as presented
during their Special Regular Meeting held on Tuesday, June 13, 2006.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Homer City Council hereby amends the Homer
Economic Development Advisory Commission Bylaws as follows:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
The Homer Economic Development Advisory Commission was established for a period of one year via
Reso 92-57(a), effective 06/01/92. On 07/26/93 a one year extension was granted via Reso 93-44.
The Economic Development Advisory Commission is established with those powers and duties as set
forth in Title 1, Chapter 78, of the Homer City Code (Ordinance 93-15(S)(A), effective 10/25/93. The
Commission was inactivated January 24, 2000 at EDC request on January 11, 2000. Council
reactivated the Commission on February 27, 2006 via Resolution 06-20. The Commission is
established to act in an advisory capacity to the City Manager and the City Council in areas of
economic development within the City.
The Homer Economic Development Advisory Commission consists of seven members; no more than
two (2) members may be residents from outside the city limits. Members shall be nominated by the
Mayor and confirmed by the City Council.
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There will be regular monthly meetings of the Commission and permanent records or minutes shall be
kept of the proceedings. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month. The minutes will
record the vote of each member upon every question. Every decision shall be filed in the office of the
City Clerk and shall be public record open to inspection.
Pursuant to Homer City Code 1.78.040 t [T]he duties and responsibilities of the Commission are:
A. To act in an advisory capacity to the City Manager and the City Council on the overall economic
development planning for the City of Homer. The Overall Economic Development Plan was adopted
by the City Council on April 26, 1993 (via Reso 93-38 with updates via Reso 93-73).
B. Revisions, amendments and extensions of the [Overall Economic Development Plan
(OEDP)]Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) [which] may be adopted by the
City Council after consideration and report by the Commission.
C. Provide continued review and evaluation of the [OEDP.]CEDS.
D. Supervise and monitor the implementation of the [OEDP.]CEDS.
E. Collect and analyze data to evaluate existing City of Homer resources.
F. Formulate and develop the overall long range economic development goals of the residents of the
City of Homer through public hearing process.
G. Identify specific alternatives or projects to accomplish the City's objectives.
H. Recommend priorities for the projects or alternatives.
I. Promote public interest in overall economic development.
J. Make inquiries regarding matters related to Economic Development.
K. Commission may take part in activities with the Chamber of Commerce, Kenai Peninsula Borough
Economic Development District, and Kenai Peninsula Borough Tourism Marketing Council upon the
approval of the Council.
L. Commission should provide a representative for the KPB Economic Development District Board.
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M. Any recommendation the Commission may have regarding economic development is to be directed
to the City Council through the City Manager or the recommendations of the Commission concerning
policy issues shall be sent directly to the Council upon request of the Commission.
N. The Commission shall consider any specific proposal, problem or project as directed by the City
Council and any report or recommendation thereon shall be made directly to the Council, unless
otherwise directed by the Council.
O. The City Council may at a future date expand or withdraw duties and responsibilities of the Commission.
[HCC 1.78.040]
BY-LAWS
The following by-laws were passed by the Economic Development Advisory Commission on February
8, 1994 by the Homer City Council on February 14, 1994 via Resolution 94-17(A), and shall be in
effect and govern the procedures of the Commission:
A. To abide by existing Alaska State Law, Borough Code of Ordinance, where applicable, and Homer
City Code;
B. To abide by Robert's Rules of Order, in so far as this treatise is consistent with Homer City Code.
C. Regular Meetings:
1. Second Tuesday of each month at[ 8:30] 6 p.m.[ with a worksession preceding at 7:00 p.m.]
2. Agenda and packet items deadline is the[ Friday] Wednesday of the week preceding the meeting
date at 5:00 p.m. Packets should be available by end of day on the Thursday following the
agenda deadline.
3. Adding items or removing items from the agenda will be by majority consensus of the Commission.
(Items may be added to Regular Agendas only and must follow the same criteria that the City
Council uses for agenda additions.)
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D. Special Meetings and/or Worksessions:
1. Called by Chairman or majority of the Commission;
[ 2. Adding items or removing items from the agenda will be by majority consensus of the Commission.] No items may be added to the Special Meeting or Worksesssion
agendas once the agenda has been set and published. Items may be removed by consensus of
the Commission.
E. Duties and Powers of the Officers:
A Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be selected annually (November meeting) by the appointive
members. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Commission, call special meetings in
accordance with the by-laws, sign documents of the Commission, see that all actions and notices are
properly taken, and summarize the findings of the Commission for the official record. The
Vice-Chairman shall perform all duties and be subject to all responsibilities of the Chairman in his/her
absence, disability or disqualification of office. The Vice-Chairman will succeed the Chairman if
he/she vacates the office before the term is completed, to complete the unexpired term. A new
Vice-Chairman shall be elected at the next regular meeting. It is the responsibility of the Chair to
advise the City Clerk regarding any and all non regular meetings within a timely manner to
meet the Code requirements for advertisement/publication.
F. Motions to Reconsider:
Notice of reconsideration shall be given to the Chairman or Vice-Chairman, if the Chairman is
unavailable, within forty-eight hours from the time the original action was taken. A member of
Commission who voted on the prevailing side on any issue may move to reconsider the Commission's
action at the same meeting or at the next regular meeting of the body provided the above 48 hour
notice has been given. [Consideration is only for the original motion to which it applies.]
G. Conflict of Interest:
A member of the Commission shall disqualify himself/herself from participating in any official action in
which he/she has a substantial financial interest. Should the Commission member not move to
disqualify himself/herself after it has been established that he/she has a substantial financial interest, the
Commission may move to disqualify that member by a majority vote of the body. See Homer City
Code Chapter 1.12.
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H. Quorum; Voting:
Four Commission members shall constitute a quorum. Four affirmative votes, or unanimous
consent, are required for the passage of [a resolution or motion] any action of the Commission.
[Voting will be by verbal vote, the order to be rotated. The final vote on each resolution or motion is a
recorded roll call vote.] The final vote on each motion may be a roll call vote or may be done via
unanimous consent.
I. Consensus:
The Commission may, from time to time, express its opinion or preference concerning a subject
brought before it for consideration. Said statement, representing the will of the body and meeting of
the minds of the members, may be given by the presiding officer as the consensus of the body as to that
subject without taking a motion and roll call vote.
J. Abstentions:
All Commission members present shall vote unless the Commission, for special reasons, permits a
member to abstain. A motion to excuse a member from voting shall be made prior to the call for the
question to be voted upon. A member of the Commission requesting to be excused from voting may
make a brief, oral statement of the reasons for the request and the question of granting permission to
abstain shall be taken without further debate. A member may not be permitted to abstain except upon
the unanimous consensus of members present. A member may not explain a vote, may not discuss the
question while the roll call vote is being taken and may not change his/her vote thereafter.
K. Vacancies:
A Commission appointment is vacated under the following conditions and upon the declaration of
vacancy by the Commission. The Commission shall declare a vacancy when the person appointed:
1. fails to qualify to take office within 30 days after his/her appointment;
2. resigns and the resignation is accepted;
3. is physically or mentally unable to perform the duties of his/her office;
4. misses three consecutive regular meetings unless excused; or
5. is convicted of a felony or of an offense involving a violation of his/her oath of office.
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L. General Order of Business:
[Call to Order
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Public Comments Regarding Items on the Agenda
Staff & Council Report
Committee Reports
Borough Reports
Pending Business
New Business
Informational Materials]
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Public Comments Regarding Items on the Agenda. (3 minute time limit)
4. Reconsideration (Vote on reconsideration with item placed under pending business for reconsideration of action by the Commission.)
5. Approval of Minutes (Minutes shall be in action format pursuant to Council's Operating Manual)
6. Visitors (Must be pre approved by the Chair and meet the criteria of having a special interest matter or issue to present to the Commission and may not be a matter that could be commented upon under Public Comments or Audience Comments, written materials are to be provided by packet deadline. The Chair will set a time limit not to exceed 20 minutes.)
7. Staff & Council Report/Committee Reports/Borough Reports (Written reports are to be provided by packet deadline. (The Chair will set a time limit for oral reports not to exceed 5 minutes.)
8. Public Hearing (3 minute time limit.)
9. Pending Business (Items that have been postponed, reconsidered, or tabled, etc)
10.New Business (New items brought before the Commission)
11. Informational Materials (No action may be taken on these matters, they may be discussed only. Time limit for discussion is 20 minutes)
12. Comments of the Audience (3 minute time limit)
13. Comments of the City Staff.
14. Comments of the Councilmember.
15. Comments of the Chair.
16. Comments of the Commission.
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17. Adjournment/Next Regular meeting and any additional meetings that are scheduled. All
Regular meetings shall be held in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers.
The information in parenthesis need not be placed on the agenda.
M. Bylaws Amended:
The by-laws may be amended at any meeting of the Commission by a majority plus one of the members, provided that notice of said proposed amendment is given to each member in
writing. The proposed amendment shall be introduced at one meeting and action shall be taken at the next Commission meeting. The amendment shall be presented in the form of
a Resolution by the City Council and shall be forwarded to the City Council through the City
Clerk at the earliest possible date.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this _____ day of _____, 2006
City of Homer
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ATTEST: JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR
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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK
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