The Kenai City Council adopted the annual budget, salary schedule and employee classification plan for the FY2024 and committed $5,761,661 of general fund for future capital improvements in recognition of deferred and ongoing maintenance needs of City facilities and in support of the City’s Fiscal Year 2024 – 2028 Capital Improvement Plan.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly enacted an ordinance amending Borough Code, KPB 2.40.015 and KPB 2.40.030, to reduce the number of seats on The Planning Commission and provide for an orderly process for the seat reduction.

The Kenai City Council adopted a resolution that may help relieve long wait times for individuals traveling S. Spruce St. that either already have passes purchased or are local traffic not in need of purchasing a pass during the busy fishing season.

The Kenai City Council enacted an ordinance that will transfer remaining balances from completed capital projects back to their original funding source.

The City of Kenai was notified from the State of Alaska, DHSS, Division of Public Health for round two grant funding in support of creating and sustaining healthy and equitable communities that strategically aim to build infrastructure to improve health outcomes for high risk, underserved populations.

Modifying the boundaries of the Nikiski Advisory Planning Commission has been a long process with more than nine months of deliberation.

The Kenai City Council accepted and appropriated federal grant funds in the amount of $1,206.88 that was received by the Kenai Community Library.

These funds are necessary to fund the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s annual budget for fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.

Mayor Paul Whitney has proclaimed May 2023 as “Mental Health Month 2023 – Look Around-Look Within” for the city of Soldotna.

A resolution was adopted by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly to commend Christine Angela Byerly Hutchinson for her contributions to the City of Kenai.