CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                                 Mayor

RESOLUTION 09-13(A)

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SUPERIOR COURT IN HOMER.

 

            WHEREAS, A District Court is presently located in Homer which serves the community and the surrounding area; and

 

            WHEREAS, The City and the Southern Kenai Peninsula area have experienced a significant increase in crime and illegal activities over the past year and the community is looking for ways to address the problem; and

 

            WHEREAS, A Superior Court located in Homer would appear to be justified given the number and seriousness of the Homer area cases that are making their way to the Court System; and

 

            WHEREAS, A Superior Court would provide many advantages over a District Court for law enforcement including quicker access to Ex-Parte Orders (protective custody), quicker action on CHINA cases (Children in Need of Aid), reduced travel costs and inconvenience for victims and police, and the fact that felony and serious juvenile cases would be tried here.

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Homer City Council finds that establishing a Superior Court with a sitting Superior Court judge in Homer would help to reduce crime and make Homer and the Southern Kenai Peninsula a healthier and safer place to live.

 

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council respectfully requests that the Alaska Court System take the immediate steps necessary to establish a Superior court in the community.

 

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council directs that copies of this resolution be provided to the Governor, to the Administrative Director of the Alaska Court System, Senator Stevens, and Representative Seaton.

 

            PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 26th day of January, 2009.

 

                                                                        CITY OF HOMER

 

 

                                                                        _____________________________

                                                                        JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

ATTEST:

 

______________________________

JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

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