On the 14th of July, the assembly repealed the ordinance passed in 2014 moving the municipal election to November to coincide with the state and federal elections.  At the time the original change was passed, the stated goal was to increase voter turnout.  This year’s assembly basically said trying to hold concurrent elections was too hard, and reset it back to the first Tuesday in April on a vote of 7 to 3.  Demboski, Evans and Johnson voted no and Bill Starr recused himself.

A person who has served on the assembly for three consecutive terms may not be reelected to the assembly until one full term has intervened.  A term is 3 years.

In April 2016 the following seats will be up for election:

• Amy Demboski, Seat A, Eagle River
• Ernie Hall, Seat D, West Anchorage
• Dick Traini, Seat F, Midtown
  
• Paul Honeman, Seat H, Muldoon
  
• Seat  J, South Anchorage (Jennifer Johnston is termed out and cannot run in 2016)
  

April 2017, 3 members have reached the term limit, Patrick Flynn, Downtown, Bill Starr, Eagle River, and Elvie Gray-Jackson, Midtown.  These seats will be open.

• Pete Petersen, Seat I, Muldoon
• Tim Steele, Seat E, West Anchorage
• Bill Evans, Seat K, South Anchorage
  

Four ordinances dealing with marijuana were introduced.  Public Hearing is set for August 25.  All four were referred to the next meeting of the Public Safety committee for review.

Two deal with minors and one sets regulations for driving and transport, the fourth deals with cultivation.