Scott Smiley
Assembly Member · Kodiak Island Borough Assembly
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Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Scott Smiley is a member of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly in Alaska, first elected in November 2016 and serving a current term from 2024 to 2027. On the Assembly roster he is listed with a Kodiak mailing address at PO Box 1522 and a contact phone number of (907) 942-0184.
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Kodiak ordinance would make tax-exempt landowners report private users to assessor
Kodiak Assembly takes up an ordinance Nov. 19 making tax-exempt landowners report private users of their land to the assessor yearly.
Kodiak father asks borough assembly to take up suicide prevention every month
A Kodiak father whose son died by suicide asked the borough assembly to take up suicide prevention every month. One member said it broke his heart.
Kodiak residents split over code change that could seat assembly winner Jeremy Williamson
Kodiak residents split over rewriting code to seat election winner Jeremy Williamson, blocked by a borough contract conflict. His window to resolve it ends Saturday, or the seat could be vacated.
Kodiak makes public why election winner Jeremy Williamson hasn't been sworn in
Kodiak's assembly released the legal opinion behind why winner Jeremy Williamson hasn't been sworn in: borough contract holders can't be seated, it says.
Kodiak mayor won't rush a rule change that could seat assembly winner Jeremy Williamson
Kodiak's mayor won't fast-track a rule change that could seat winner Jeremy Williamson. For now, a winner with a borough services contract must pick one.
Kodiak's new trash contract would raise business dumpster rates up to 43%
“Prices are up, but so is everything else in the world.”
Kodiak Assembly certifies election, swears in three as fourth winner waits
Kodiak certified its election and swore in three Assembly members. A fourth winner hasn't been seated yet, and two incumbents lost their seats.
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approves $4.2 million hospital chiller replacement
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved $4.2 million in contracts to replace the failing chiller at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center.
Kodiak is replacing hospital power switches nobody makes parts for anymore
Kodiak is replacing four 27-year-old power switches at the hospital that no longer have available parts, spending $151,155 on design work before construction begins.
Kodiak's Assembly can't agree on how often to meet remotely
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly members can't agree on how many meetings a year they may attend remotely, the last open question in a rules rewrite.
State says Kodiak landfill is out of compliance on bears and borough could be fined
Alaska says Kodiak's landfill violates wildlife rules because bears keep reaching trash, and the borough could face fines for negligently feeding them. A $250,000 fence won't solve it alone.
Kodiak keeps a road-sand storage lease its assembly had said it wanted to end
Kodiak's Service Area No. 1 will keep paying ~$12,600 a year to store road sand on a lease several assembly members had said last fall they wanted ended.
Riding a defense boom, Kodiak looks to send a member to D.C. for funds
Amid a defense boom — icebreakers, a Coast Guard base and missile-defense launches — Kodiak is moving to send a member to D.C. for infrastructure money.
Kodiak's nonprofits need more than the borough can give
“for applicants that are new to our system and are asking for the big amount of money, we don't have a history of how you deal with finances. So I think the temperate thing to do is to limit them to the lower amount of money.”
Kodiak Assembly weighs new revenue and unlocks unused savings
Kodiak's assembly worked both ends of its budget: a possible tax on nonresidents who take most of its deer, and a discount account it had but never used.
Kodiak Assembly sets mill rate at 8.75, rejecting school increase
Kodiak Assembly set the fiscal year 2027 property tax mill rate at 8.75, with Assembly Members Johnson and Smiley voting against the lower rate.
Kodiak Borough advances FY27 budget with 8.91 mill rate to hearing
“I think the more important issue here is the amount that we're directed towards MAPTR for next year. We really hamstring ourselves at $16.665, whereas at $17.290, we're doing a lot better for next year.”
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approves $13.8M for schools, $836K below district request
Assembly approved 13.7 million dollars for schools, 836 thousand less than requested. • District already cut 2.7 million and warned more cuts mean losing aides, nurses, and counselors. • Federal COVID aid and education grants have ended, leaving borough to fill the gap. • State funding unlikely to improve until Alaska depletes its constitutional budget reserve.
