ITA Endorsements, October 6 Local Election

BALLOT PROPOSITIONS 

City

City Proposition # 1: Change to City’s Tax Cap (if #2 passes, cap would rise by $8 million!)

NO

City Proposition # 2: 3% General City Sales Tax

NO

City Proposition # 3: City version of Borough Proposition C

YES

City Proposition #4: Shall the City’s permanent fund be managed by the head of the city finance department under the oversight of a five (instead of 3) person fund review board, including one member of the City Council, appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council? (Note, members are unpaid, underlined words added, no fiscal impact)

NO ENDORSEMENT

Borough

FNSB Proposition A: School bonds

NO

FNSB Proposition B: Locally Administer the PM2.5 Air Quality Program.

NO

FNSB Proposition C: Exempting FNSB from Alaska’s Municipal Official Financial Disclosure Law (which discourages anyone running)

YES