AMENDED INVOCATION POLICY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Resolution 2023-075 the invocation policy of the assembly to allow for an invocation has been amended. This change is effective 01/01/2024.
How and what to expect when attending Assembly meetings either in-person or remotely:
Stay Connected with the KPB Assembly
Participation in Assembly meetings may be in person, telephonically, or virtually. Following is information on how to stay connected at this time.
How to Listen to Assembly Meetings
All Assembly Meetings, Committee Meetings and Work Session are live streamed at: https://kpb.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Meetings are also available on demand at the same site.
How to Provide Testimony
Written Testimony: Written Testimony is encouraged.
1. You may submit written comments online through the eComment portal located https://kpb.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
2. You may submit your comments by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please indicate in the subject line which agenda item you are providing written comment.
Telephonic/virtual Testimony: To sign-up for in-person, telephonic, or virtual testimony call 714-2160 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You will need to provide you name, agenda item(s) you wish to testify on.
How to Participate
The Borough will be using Zoom for telephonic and virtual access. To participate in this form, you will need to use the following information:
Join Zoom Meeting by Computer, Mobile Device or Smart Phone
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88473739641?pwd=dW1sY2RYV0F4dURjV25yVW9WUGw3QT09
Meeting ID: 884 7373 9641
Passcode: 671108
- If you would like to speak during public comment, use the "Raise Hand" feature.
- When it is your turn to comment you will be called upon by the Assembly President.
- Once you are recognized by the Assembly President please unmute your microphone and video. You will have three minutes for comments.
To attend the Zoom meeting by analog telephone:
- Enter the Meeting ID: 884 7373 9641
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- If you would like to speak during public comments dial *9 to Raise your hand; and
- *6 to unmute your phone when recognized by the Assembly President.
What to Expect When Testifying
Public Testimony will be heard first from citizens in the order in which they have signed up in advance, and then comments from all others. Please note: if you do not respond when called on we will move to the next person on the list.
When the Assembly President calls your name, you will be asked to state your name and community for the record; then your 3 minutes will begin.
COVID-19 Mitigation Protocol Expectations
Click here to view our COVID-19 In-Person Meeting Protocols.
The Assembly will be following the recommended DHSS and CDC guidelines to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Practice Good Hygiene: Wash your hands frequently, cover your coughs and sneezes, and don't touch your face.
Stay Home if you are Sick: If you have been exposed, have any symptoms or are sick, the Borough asks that you do not attend a meeting in-person.
Kenai Peninsula Borough ADA Compliance Program
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II Information
Kenai Peninsula Borough Notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA Grievance Form (fillable pdf)
ADA Grievance Form (online submission form)
Helpful Resource Links:
Contact Information
Michele Turner, CMC
Borough Clerk
ADA Coordinator
144 N. Binkley Street
Soldotna, Alaska 99669
(907) 714-2160
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Boards and Commissions
eComment on Agenda Item
Once the current agenda is finalized, generally 1 week before the meeting, the public is welcome to comment on agenda items. eComments will be included in the public record, along with public comments presented in person at the meeting.
Click Here for current agenda details
We conducted a comprehensive survey of residents to improve boroughwide services to the public. Thousands participated in the survey by answering our questions and providing valuable comments. Your documented comments and feedback are directly helping guide improvements to road service and the many other roles the borough plays on the Kenai. We will continue to ensure that KPB residents receive quality services that they pay for at the lowest cost possible.
We have placed ourselves in the shoes of the taxpayer. Under the Micciche administration, for the first time in a decade, a balanced boroughwide budget was passed by the assembly. We accomplished this while reducing your mill rate (property taxes). Prior to my administration, the previous two years saw a 16% increase in the KPB budget. The Micciche administration’s overall budget increased by only 2.55%. The general fund budget was also reduced from last year’s and, leading by example, my Mayor’s Department budget decreased as well.
Working with the Kenai Peninsula School District, we are helping to bolster and improve home-school options. Trying to see things through the eyes of home-school parents, students and families helps us be responsive to the 30% of our students who are home-schooled. It is imperative that we understand and meet their needs.
We are working to make KPB Emergency Services as efficient as possible to better serve the people of the Kenai. Our view and current national practices demonstrate that combined regional services are far more efficient, and effective, and are provided at a lower cost to taxpayers than many smaller service areas. We also procured and distributed life-saving extrication equipment for our emergency responders to help them meet the highway rescue challenges faced in rural areas of the borough.
We updated and implemented anti-harassment and anti-bullying policies to ensure the safety of KPB employees and protect taxpayers from legal and settlement costs. This includes a confidential reporting system, a mixed-gender review panel, and improved public official bonding requirements to protect the borough from financial liability.
We responded in record time to condemn and remove the collapsing Zipmart building in Sterling, which had become a serious hazard to children and youth in a location right next to the elementary school and the community center.
We created a limited-in-scope ordinance that will update and clarify borough code regarding KPB elections. These changes will ensure that our elections continue to be safe, secure, transparent and accurate. A few of the improvements this ordinance will make include giving more information to the public about when the canvass board meets, requiring the hand-counting of ballots in at least one randomly selected precinct even in the absence of any discrepancies, creating a clear process for write-in candidates, and adding additional and improved viewing areas for citizen election observers.
We are tackling long-standing issues within the borough in partnership with KPB constituents, local governments and state and federal agencies. These issues include K-Beach and Eastern Peninsula flooding, KPB housing shortages (particularly in the southern and eastern Kenai Peninsula), rural emergency services support, and communication service gaps. We are also mitigating the overregulation of our citizens through common-sense solutions in partnership with those we serve within the KPB.
We awarded 44 capital improvement and professional services design contracts, as well as servicing pass-through funding to the private sector and non-profit grant recipients for services ranging from senior citizen programs to community groups. Funded projects include the new Central Emergency Service station, the new Soldotna Elementary School, CPH and SPH hospital projects, Eastway Road drainage improvements, the replacement of siding on Homer Elementary School, and many others.
We made improvements to KPB Solid Waste Management to reduce the enormous cost increases in that department that have occurred in previous years. We have reopened reuse areas, such as the “Sterling Mall” and are evaluating how to further reduce storing marketable materials in perpetuity in our landfills. The team is also evaluating the most efficient methods to reduce and process regulated leachate to reduce costs to taxpayers.
In accordance with KPB code, senior center funding is redistributed every 10 years after the census is conducted and shows how many seniors currently live in each area of the borough. Many centers had their funding increased through the current formula in the FY24 budget, but several were dramatically reduced. Working with KPB staff, Mayor Micciche created a “hold harmless” solution to fully fund all centers and to ensure that none of our seniors will go without critical services. The “hold harmless” solution passed the assembly unanimously.
We have created open lines of communication so that all citizens can participate in our efforts to challenge how the KPB does business through common-sense solutions to long-standing, inefficient practices. Government is known for falling into ruts of inefficiency. By working with you, we are challenging each department to break out of long-standing ruts and take the fast road of maximum efficiency. In other words, we seek to provide quality services at the lowest cost to the taxpayer with an objective to keep the KPB affordable today, tomorrow, and for our kids and grandkids.