FNSB
Boards and Commissions
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| The Fairbanks North Star Borough has a number of
boards and commissions that act to advise and direct various activities of our
local government. They are established by the
Fairbanks
North Star Borough Code of Ordinances, specifically the section on Boards
and Commissions. Once established, generally the Mayor
appoints and the Assembly confirms new members and
re-appointments.
We are always looking for citizens to participate
in these various boards and commissions as vacancies occur. It's a great way to
be involved in your community. Members of the boards and commissions must be
qualified voters of the borough and remain residents of the borough while in
office. Civic-minded individuals who wish to contribute some of their time in
support of local government are invited to apply.
Click
here for an application.
If you would like to volunteer to serve on a
board or commission, please contact the Mayor's office at 459-1304 or email at
mayor@co.fairbanks.ak.us.
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- Animal Control Commission
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.38 to review the Animal Control Program and to conduct animal bite
hearings. They are supported by the Animal
Control Division. This commission is up for reauthorization every six years, by ordinance. This commission was reauthorized in 2006.
- Board of Equalization
Established by ordinance under Chapter
3.24 to hear appeals of property tax assessments. This board falls under
State Law and does not need to be reauthorized.
- Members
- Meetings - between April 1 and May 15, following mailing of current
year assessments. If you are appealing your assessment, you will have to go to the
Assessing Department to file an appeal. Call 459-1429 or email to kkibbee@co.fairbanks.ak.us
for any questions.
- Carlson Center Advisory Board
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.65 to review and monitor the operation of the John
A. Carlson Community Center and make recommendations to the mayor and
the assembly concerning the mission and goals of the center and the various
policies for implementation of these goals. The board shall also serve as a
focal point for public comment and involvement concerning the operation of
this publicly owned facility. It is supported administratively by the
Parks
and Recreation Department. This commission is up for reauthorization
every six years, by ordinance. This commission was reauthorized in
2006.
- Members
- Meetings - Carlson Center Advisory Board meets the 2nd Tuesday of
February, May, August, and November at 3:30 P.M. at the
Carlson Center. For further information, contact the Parks and
Recreation Dept. at 459-1070, or email to parks@co.fairbanks.ak.us.
- Chena Riverfront Commission
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.37 to develop appropriate plans for riverfront development of the
Chena River, the Commission is supported administratively by the
Community
Planning Department.
This commission is up for reauthorization every six years, by
ordinance. This commission was reauthorized in 2006.
- Comprehensive
Advisory Board
- Early Childhood Development Commission
Established by ordinance under Ordinance 2000-017,
and administratively supported by the Child
Care Assistance Division, the Early Childhood Development Commission
seeks to educate and advocate on issues relating to early childhood
development. This commission falls under State Law and does not need to be
reauthorized.
The regular meeting time is normally the 3rd Friday of each
month at noon. Contact the Child Care Assistance office at 459-1474 or
email for more
information.
- Economic Development Commission
Established by ordinance under
Chapter 2.75
to actively promote, foster and coordinate public and private initiatives that
create or increase profitable employment opportunities which improve our
community's standard of living, quality of life, and the sustainability of our
diverse urban and rural life styles. This commission is up for reauthorization
every six years, by ordinance. This commission was reauthorized in
2004.
- Health and Social Services Commission
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.67, in part, to establish priorities and make allocations among
services funded under state of Alaska human services community matching
grants and to identify the health and social goals and needs of the
community and to stimulate coordination and maximum use of existing and
planned facilities, services and human resources to meet these identified
community needs. This commission is up for reauthorization every six
years, by ordinance. This commission was reauthorized in 2006.
- Members
- Meetings - generally the 2nd Wednesday of each month from noon onward,
but the location changes. Contact the Child Care Assistance office at
459-1474 or email ckeepers@co.fairbanks.ak.us.
- Historic Preservation
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.64 to prepare and maintain an inventory of historical structures and
sites in the borough, develop and maintain a local historical preservation
plan, make recommendations on local projects affecting historic
preservation, and review area nominations to the National Register of
Historic Places. This commission is up for reauthorization every six
years, by ordinance. This commission was reauthorized in 2006.
- I/M and Air Pollution Control Commission
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.48 to develop comprehensive plans for the prevention, abatement, and
control of air pollution in the borough, act as an appeals board to
decisions of the I/M (Inspection and
Maintenance) Program, and generally act as an advisory body to the I/M
Program. This commission is up for reauthorization every six years, by
ordinance. This commission was reauthorized in 2006.
- Investment Advisory Committee
Established by ordinance under Chapter
3.04 to review the quarterly investment reports and make recommendations
and suggestions to the mayor and the assembly for the conduct and
improvement of the borough investment program. This commission is up for
reauthorization every six years, by ordinance. This commission was
reauthorized in 2006.
- Land Management Advisory Commission
Established by ordinance under Ordinance 2000-23,
and administratively supported by the Land Management
Department, the Land Management Advisory Commission is charged with
advising the Mayor and Land Management Department on long term land
management issues, reviewing land management policies and procedures and
recommending any changes. This commission is up for reauthorization
every six years, by ordinance. This commission was reauthorized in
2006.
- Landscape Review Board
Established by
Ordinance 2007-04,
adding a new section to Chapter 18.48 to provide for a special landscape
area overlay zone, amending 18.54.060 zoning permit requirements to include
landscaping, and amending 1.04.050 to add a violation of the zoning permit
and landscaping requirements to the fine schedule.
- Library Commission
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.32 to prepare and submit to the borough mayor a recommended budget for
the Fairbanks North Star Borough public library expendable trust fund; hear
appeals of the decisions of the library's selection committee on requests
for reconsideration of materials; and make recommendations to the mayor
regarding library policies. Also working in support of our libraries are the
Library Foundation and the Noel Wien Library Support Group. This commission is up for reauthorization
every six years, by ordinance. This commission was reauthorized in
2006.
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Members
- Meetings - third Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m., Noel Wien
Library.
- Parks and Recreation Commission
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.36 to review the parks and recreation facilities of the borough and
make recommendations, assist in the preparation of a comprehensive parks and
recreation plan and the annual budget, and make recommendations from
applications for names of parks and park facilities and placement of
memorials and plaques. It is supported administratively by the
Parks and
Recreation Department. This commission is up for reauthorization every six years, by ordinance. This commission was reauthorized in 2006.
- Members
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Meetings - Parks & Rec. Commission meets the
3rd Monday of each month in the Big Dipper Ice Arena at 5:30 p.m. For further information, contact
Linda Ingham at 459-1068, or email to parks@co.fairbanks.ak.us.
- Planning Commission
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.40 to prepare and recommend to the assembly appropriate policies,
plans and ordinances for the implementation of the municipal planning,
official map, comprehensive plan and zoning functions, act as an appeals
body of decisions of the Platting Board, and act upon requests for
exceptions to the zoning code Title
18. Supported by the Community Planning
Department, this is the most active of all the boards and commissions at
the borough, generally meeting twice each month.
This commission falls under State Law and does not need to be reauthorized.
- Platting Board
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.39, within Title
17, to approve, disapprove or return for modification or correction
subdivisions, plats and replats; approve or disapprove dedications and
vacations; impose special standards and restrictions, and make
recommendations for changes to the platting code Title
17 to the Borough Assembly. Supported by the Community
Planning Department, it is also a very active board, meeting once or
twice monthly.
This commission falls under State Law and does not need to be reauthorized.
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Recycling Commission
Established by
Ordinance
2009-39 amending FNSB Chapter 8.12 concerning the Recycling Program and
reestablishing or continuing the Recycling Commission, exempting recycling
contracts from Title 16, and amending the FY 2009-10 budget by
appropriating $65,000 from the General Fund to the Solid Waste Disposal
Project Fund for Recycling.
- Road Service
Revolving Loan Fund Board
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.95,to assist in the administration of the Road Service Revolving Loan Fund
and to process and recommend for approval loan applications from the road
service areas. The Board shall be governed by Chapter 2.21 except as
provided in this Chapter. The Board shall be composed of five board members
and two alternates appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the assembly. It
is supported administratively by the
Financial Services Department.
- Salaries and Emoluments Commission
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.22, to advise the assembly as to appropriate compensation, including
salaries, benefits and allowances, if any, of elected officials.
This commission falls under State Law and does not need to be reauthorized.
- Senior Citizens Advisory Commission
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.70, to advise the mayor and the assembly with respect to aspects which
bear upon the welfare of senior citizens, and to develop and provide
information to help senior citizens with resources available to them within
the borough. It is supported administratively by the
Parks and Recreation
Department. This commission is up for reauthorization every six
years, by ordinance. This commission was reauthorized in 2006.
- Members
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Meetings - Senior Advisory Commission meets the 3rd Thursday of each
month at 12:00 Noon in the Big Dipper Ice Arena Conference Room. For
further information, contact the Parks and Recreation Dept. at 459-1070,
or email to parks@co.fairbanks.ak.us.
- Service Area Commissions
Established by ordinance under Chapter
1.02, to provide special services include services not provided on an
area wide or non-area wide basis in the borough, or a higher or different
level of service than that provided on an areawide or non-areawide basis.
The Division of Rural Services is responsible for maintaining and
supporting the administrative functions of local service area commissions
for roads, fire, emergency services, etc. Each service area has a group of
commissioners who live within the service area and they are listed on the
Service
Areas web page or you can contact them for further information at
459-1223 or via email to
khawman@co.fairbanks.ak.us
- Trails Advisory Commission
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.62 to be the advisory body to borough government on matters relating
to trails within the borough, especially relating to the comprehensive
recreational trails
plan, a component of the Comprehensive Plan of the Fairbanks North Star
Borough. This commission replaces the duties of the Parks and Recreation
Commission in regard to trails and the borough trail system. It is
supported administratively by the Parks and Recreation Department. This
commission is up for reauthorization every six years, by ordinance.
This commission was reauthorized in 2006.
- Members
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Meetings – The
Trails Advisory Commission meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month in the
Blue Room at the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, at 6:00 P.M.
unless otherwise announced. For further information, contact the Parks
and Recreation Dept. at 459-1070 or email
parks@co.fairbanks.ak.us.
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Transportation Advisory Commission
Established by ordinance under Chapter
2.56 to maintain a continuous review of the public transportation system
of the borough and all its aspects including rate structures, route
extensions and changes, and make recommendations to the borough mayor and
the transportation director concerning present and future needs. It is
supported administratively by the Transportation Department.
This commission is up for reauthorization every six years, by
ordinance. This commission was reauthorized in 2006.
- Youth Commission
Established by ordinance 2002-63 a to serve as a representative body or
link between the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly to the youth of our
community. This body is tasked to both listen and hear from the youth in the
Fairbanks North Star Borough community and represent their voice to the
Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly.
The Youth Assembly was codified in 2002 and reports to the Borough
Assembly. In 2006 the name was formally changed to the Youth Commission in
order to better reflect their goals of supporting youth in the Fairbanks
North Star Borough community. The Youth Commission provides a forum for
youth perspective in local government and on community issues as well as a
way for area teens to help improve their community.
The Youth Commission is comprised of 9 members
(and alternate youth seats for mentoring), 9 teachers and advisors, (one
from each system) and 3 non-voting adult partners.
Youth Commission Members are fourteen to twenty years old.
Contact the Youth Commission by email
fairbanks.youth.commission@gmail.com
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