Sec. 29.35.875. Administration of regional solid waste management authorities; board.
(a) An authority shall be governed by a board of directors, which shall exercise the powers of the authority. The enabling ordinance establishing the authority under AS 29.35.805 must specify the number, qualifications, manner of appointment or election, and terms of members of the board. (b) The board shall appoint a chief executive officer of […]
Sec. 29.35.800. Purpose of authorities.
The purpose of a regional solid waste management authority is to provide environmentally sound and cost-effective management of solid waste, including storage, collection, transportation, separation, processing, recycling, and disposal, to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; improve the environment of the state; recover resources and energy; and prevent pollution.
Sec. 29.35.805. Establishment of regional solid waste management authorities.
(a) A regional solid waste management authority may be created in one of the following ways: (1) the governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, create a regional solid waste management authority as a public corporation of the municipality; (2) the governing bodies of two or more municipalities may, by substantially identical ordinances adopted […]
Sec. 29.35.810. Dissolution of a regional solid waste management authority.
(a) The enabling ordinance creating a regional solid waste management authority must provide for the manner by which a regional solid waste management authority may be dissolved. (b) If an authority ceases to exist, its assets shall be distributed to each municipality that was participating in the authority on the day before the date of […]
Sec. 29.35.815. Municipal property.
(a) A municipality may transfer and otherwise convey or lease real property and improvements to real property to an authority for use by the authority for the purposes set out in the ordinance adopted under AS 29.35.805. (b) A municipality may transfer and otherwise assign or lease personal property to an authority for use by […]
Sec. 29.35.680. Administration of port authorities; board.
(a) An authority shall be governed by a board of directors, which shall exercise the powers of the authority. The enabling ordinance establishing the authority under AS 29.35.605 must specify the number, qualifications, manner of appointment or election, and terms of members of the board. (b) The board shall appoint a chief executive officer of […]
Sec. 29.35.685. Continuation of collective bargaining agreements; application of AS 23.40.070 – 23.40.260.
(a) A collective bargaining agreement for employees of the state or its political subdivisions who are transferred to an authority under AS 29.35.600 – 29.35.730 shall remain in effect for the term of the agreement or for a period of one year, whichever is longer, and shall be binding on the authority unless the parties […]
Sec. 29.35.690. Bylaws and regulations.
(a) A board shall adopt bylaws and appropriate regulations consistent with the enabling ordinance to carry out its functions and purposes. (b) A board shall adopt bylaws as soon after the establishment of the authority as possible and may from time to time amend those bylaws. The bylaws may contain any provision not in conflict […]
Sec. 29.35.695. Authority subject to public records and open meetings laws.
An authority established under AS 29.35.605 is subject to AS 40.25.110 – 40.25.220 and to AS 44.62.310 – 44.62.319 (Open Meetings Act).
Sec. 29.35.620. Powers.
If provided in the enabling ordinance, an authority may (1) sue and be sued; (2) have a seal and alter it at pleasure; (3) acquire an interest in a project as necessary or appropriate to provide financing for the project, whether by purchase, gift, or lease; (4) lease to others a project acquired by it […]