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Immediately followed by Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession
The public may participate in person or via Zoom webinar. Testimony time will be limited by the Mayor based on the number of participants. Members of the public that want to provide oral testimony via remote participation must notify the Municipal Clerk prior to 4pm the day of the meeting by calling 907-586-5278 and indicating the topic(s) upon which they wish to testify. For in-person participation at the meeting, a sign-up sheet will be made available at the back of the Chambers and advance sign-up is not required. Members of the public are encouraged to send their comments in advance of the meeting to BoroughAssembly@juneau.gov.
Ordinance 2023-30 An Ordinance Authorizing the Manager to Advocate for and Provide Public Information Regarding the Need for a New City Hall, Including the Dissemination of Information That May Influence the Outcome of a Future Ballot Initiative.
This ordinance enables the Manager to advocate for a new City Hall project if the Assembly decides to put a ballot question before the voters this fall. $50,000 for this purpose has been included in the FY24 budget. While CBJ regularly provides the public with nonpartisan information about upcoming ballot provisions, Alaska law requires the Assembly adopt an ordinance specifically authorizing the expenditure of funds if those funds are to be used to influence the outcome of an election. Threading the needle of delivering nonpartisan information versus information that might influence the outcome of an election is particularly challenging in this case; people may reasonably debate about the difference of facts and arguments in favor of a City Hall facility.
These funds would be used to produce and disseminate materials via direct mail, media, presentations to the community, and online.
The City Manager recommends the Assembly adopt this ordinance.
ADA accommodations available upon request: Please contact the Clerk's office 36 hours prior to any meeting so arrangements can be made for closed captioning or sign language interpreter services depending on the meeting format. The Clerk's office telephone number is 586-5278, TDD 586-5351, e-mail: city.clerk@juneau.gov.