McGrath Fish and Game Advisory Committee Elections
| The McGrath Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet and hold elections on Friday, January 3rd, 2025 at 11:00 AM at the McGrath City Office located at 30 Takotna Ave, Mc Grath, AK 99627 and by web/teleconference. This meeting is open to the public. Voting will be held in person. If you wish to participate in this election remotely/cannot attend the meeting in person, please contact the regional coordinator a minimum of 24 hours prior to the election meeting. To be eligible to make nominations or vote in an election of a Fish & Game Advisory Committee you must be a voting-age resident of the area served by the committee as defined in 5 AAC 96.910(10) and attending the election meeting. The areas served by the McGrath Fish and Game Advisory Committee as defined in 5 AAC 97.005 are Game Management Unit 19 and the Kuskokwim River. For more information, please contact the regional coordinator. Agenda items will include the following: • Elections for 11 vacant and expired seats to serve up to a 3 year term as follows:1 vacant and 1 expired Undesignated seats1 vacant and 2 expired Nikolai designated seats2 vacant and 1 expired McGrath designated seats2 expired Takotna designated seats1 expired Telida designated seat • Appointment of up to 6 alternates (2 undesignated, 1 for each community with designated seats) to serve up to a 1 year term • ADFG Staff Updates • Recommendations on Board of Game Proposal 190 (formerly ACR 9) and Proposal 192 (formerly ACR 5) concerning Game Management Unit 19C Sheep – comments due March 7th, 2025 • Discuss predator control measures in GMU 19C • Review other Board of Game proposals concerning Statewide Regulations – comments due March 7th • Board of Fisheries proposal deadline for Arctic/Yukon/Kuskokwim region, Alaska Peninsula region, and Statewide regulations: April 10th, 2025 • Other fisheries, wildlife, and committee business as neededA copy of the full agenda, minutes from the previous meeting, and other materials will be posted to this Online Public Notice (http://notice.alaska.gov/217774) prior to the start of the meeting. Minutes and audio recordings will be posted to archived meeting notices, which can be found on the McGrath Advisory Committee’s website: https://bit.ly/McGrathAC. To join the meeting from a computer or your mobile phone, use the meeting link below or dial in by calling (669) 444-9171 and enter the meeting ID. Alternatively, by providing your phone number to the regional coordinator you may request to be connected to the meeting directly. When joining a meeting by phone, please remember to press *6 to mute/unmute yourself. Join the meeting online: https://bit.ly/mcgrathACjan3 Dial in: (669) 444-9171 or (888) 475-4499 (Toll-Free) Meeting ID: 898 6738 9907 Passcode: MCGRATH Passcodes are no longer required when joining a meeting by phone. Simply dial (669) 444-9171 or the toll free number provided to you by the regional coordinator and enter the Meeting ID, followed by the pound sign. Once you have joined the meeting, please remember to mute and unmute yourself by pressing *6 on your dial pad. If your background noise is interrupting the meeting the meeting host may mute you.For further information on this meeting or to be added to the electronic email notices for this committee, please contact the Interior Region Coordinator who’s contact information can be found at the bottom of this notice. Advisory committees are local groups that meet to discuss fishing and wildlife issues and to provide recommendations to Alaska Board of Fisheries and Alaska Board of Game. All meetings are open to the public. Advisory Committees are intended to provide a local forum on fish and wildlife issues. Their purpose includes: 1) developing regulatory proposals, 2) evaluating regulatory proposals and making recommendations to the appropriate board, 3) providing a local forum for fish and wildlife conservation and use, including matters relating to habitat, and 4) cooperating and consulting with interested persons and organizations, including government agencies, and encourage youth and elder involvement in committee activities. If you are a person experiencing a disability who needs a special accommodation to participate in these public meetings, please contact the regional coordinator no later than 48 hours prior to the meeting to make any necessary arrangements. Kyle Campbell Interior Region CoordinatorBoards Support Section Department of Fish and Game1300 College RoadFairbanks AK 99701 (907) 459-7263 – phone (907) 251-0204 – text (888) 920-3307 – fax kyle.campbell@alaska.gov |