Sec. 29.20.170. Vacancies.
The governing body may provide by ordinance the manner in which a vacancy occurs in any elected office except the office of mayor or school board member. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, the governing body shall declare an elective office, other than the office of mayor or school board member, vacant when the person elected […]
Sec. 29.20.180. Filling a vacancy.
(a) If a vacancy occurs in a governing body, the remaining members shall, within 30 days unless a different period is provided by ordinance, appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy. If less than 30 days remain in a term, a vacancy may not be filled. (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, if the […]
Sec. 29.20.140. Qualifications.
(a) A borough voter is eligible to be a member of the assembly and a city voter is eligible to be a member of the council. A member of the governing body who ceases to be a voter in the municipality immediately forfeits office. (b) A municipality may by ordinance establish a durational residency requirement […]
Sec. 29.20.150. Term of office.
(a) A member of the governing body is elected for a three-year term and until a successor qualifies, unless a different term not exceeding four years is prescribed by home rule charter or ordinance. (b) Except when otherwise required by a change in composition or apportionment, if the term of a member of a governing […]
Sec. 29.20.160. Procedures of governing bodies.
(a) The assembly shall elect from among its members a presiding officer and a deputy presiding officer to serve at the pleasure of the members, except that in a borough that has adopted a manager form of government under AS 29.20.460 – 29.20.510 the mayor serves as presiding officer. In a city the mayor serves […]
Sec. 29.20.050. Legislative power.
(a) The legislative power of a borough is vested in the assembly. The legislative power of a city is vested in the council. (b) This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities.
Sec. 29.20.060. Assembly composition and apportionment.
(a) Assembly composition and apportionment shall be consistent with the equal representation standards of the Constitution of the United States. (b) The assembly of a newly incorporated borough is, after incorporation and until the adoption of an ordinance providing for a change in composition or apportionment, composed of the number of members and apportioned as […]
Sec. 29.20.070. Assembly composition and form of representation.
(a) The assembly shall provide for its composition and for the form of its representation. (b) Not later than the first regular election that occurs after adoption of a final state redistricting plan under art. VI, sec. 10, Constitution of the State of Alaska, the assembly shall propose and submit to the voters of the […]
Sec. 29.20.080. Assembly recomposition and reapportionment.
(a) Not later than two months after adoption of a final state redistricting plan under art. VI, sec. 10, Constitution of the State of Alaska, the assembly shall determine and declare by resolution whether the existing apportionment of the assembly meets the standards of AS 29.20.060. If the assembly submits to the voters a form […]
Sec. 29.20.090. Apportionment appeals.
(a) A reapportionment ordinance approved by the voters, or a decision of the assembly that the standards of AS 29.20.060 do not require a change in apportionment, may be appealed to the commissioner. Fifty voters may submit a petition to the commissioner requesting the commissioner to determine whether the proposed reapportionment ordinance approved by the […]