New ordinance would add nepotism standards for elected officials to borough code

The Petersburg Borough Assembly gave unanimous first-reading approval Monday to an ordinance that would establish nepotism standards for the borough’s elected officials, filling a gap the mayor said has sat in the borough charter without implementing code.

Mayor Bob Lynn said he and Borough Clerk Becky Regula reviewed the borough’s existing provisions earlier this year and concluded they were not sufficient. “We looked at three or four different other ordinances that other boroughs here in Alaska had, and we turned it over after some thought to our attorney, and essentially this is our attorne...