ITS TITTTE TO CHOOSE (MOTHER COUTICIL
As the month of February draws to a
close, all residents of the city of Seldovia
soon will be called upon to go to the polls
to select the five trustees or members of
the city council who will govern Seldovia
for another year.
The date of the municipal-election this
year falls on April 1, the first Tuesday in
the month. Residents, of. the city for 60
days prior to that date and qualified voters
of the territory of Alaska are eligible to
file for the office of councilmap. A writ- *
ten request filed with the city clerk be*
tween the dates of March 1 and March 27 #
will, upon the payment of a $5 filling fee ..ip,
accord with Ordinance 22, place a eahdl-i:
date’s name upon the ballot. No filings
will be accepted before March 1 or after 5
p.m. on March 27.
The five council members chosen by vote
of the residents of Seldovia will hold of
fice from April 25, the last Friday in Ap
ril, until replaced by their successors or
reelected in the municipal election of 1948.
According to territorial law, the live
trustees will elect a mayor from among their
number at their first meeting in office on
April 25# Following the election of the ma
yor the city’s appointive offices will be
filled. These appointive offices, . to which
candidates are named by the mayor and endor
sed by a majority vote of th6' council,: In
clude a city clerk, city treasurer (these
offices have been combined as a matter of
policy for the past two years. They may,
however, be split into separate appointments
again If the council so rules), an assessor,
a municipal magistrate, : a municipal attor
ney and a chief of police. All appointments
are for the period of one year only.
Salaries of appointive offices are fixed
by the mayor and the council and may neither
increase or decrease during the term for
which the employee is appointed.
It is the duty of the mayor, as the head
of the city of Seldovia, to preside at all
council meetings, make the above-named ap
pointments, approve or disapprove all ordin
ances and resolutions passed by the council.
sign all warrants
drawn on the city
treasury, appoint all
special , committees
approved by the board,
audit all financial
reports of the trea
surer in company with
the finance commit
tee, and have charge
of all city property
not in any other of
ficer’s charge. The
mayor may veto any
city ordinance, but
that ordinance may
become' law ,. if passed
by a four-fifths vote
of the council after
the veto. Any offi
cer appointed by the
mayor is subject to
removal from his of
fice by the council.
The duties and
general qualifica
tions of the five ci
tizens who will go
vern Seldovia for the
coming year are these
listed. It is the
responsibility of
each resident of Sel
dovia to select as
his representatives,
five of the best
qualified residents
of the community.
Itfs up to you,
Seldovians. The sel
ection of the men and
women who will direct
the official course
of municipal affairs
for . the coming year
is in your hands.
Choose carefully and
with wisdom, and then
support your choice
by intelligent coop
eration in the year
ahead.