Sec. 29.35.010. General powers.
All municipalities have the following general powers, subject to other provisions of law: (1) to establish and prescribe a salary for an elected or appointed municipal official or employee; (2) to combine two or more appointive or administrative offices; (3) to establish and prescribe the functions of a municipal department, office, or agency; (4) to […]
Sec. 29.35.015. Investment pools.
A municipality may invest money in investment pools for public entities as authorized under AS 37.23 only if that municipality has obtained the consent of its governing body through an ordinance authorizing the participation.
Sec. 29.26.190. Effect.
(a) The effect of an ordinance or resolution may not be modified or negated within two years after its effective date if adopted in an initiative election or if adopted after a petition that contains substantially the same measure has been filed. (b) If an ordinance or resolution is repealed in a referendum election or […]
Sec. 29.35.020. Extraterritorial jurisdiction.
(a) To the extent a municipality is otherwise authorized by law to exercise the power necessary to provide the facility or service, the municipality may provide facilities for the confinement and care of prisoners, parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, emergency medical services, solid and septic waste disposal, utility services, airports, streets (including ice roads), trails, transportation facilities, […]
Sec. 29.26.240. Recall.
An official who is elected or appointed to an elective municipal office may be recalled by the voters after the official has served the first 120 days of the term for which elected or appointed.
Sec. 29.35.030. Eminent domain.
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a municipality may, only within its boundaries, exercise the powers of eminent domain and declaration of taking in the performance of a power or function of the municipality under the procedures set out in AS 09.55.250 – 09.55.460. In the case of a second class city, […]
Sec. 29.26.250. Grounds for recall.
Grounds for recall are misconduct in office, incompetence, or failure to perform prescribed duties.
Sec. 29.35.040. Emergency disaster powers.
(a) A municipality that is wholly or partially in an area that is declared by the President or governor to be a disaster area may participate in and provide for housing, urban renewal, and redevelopment in the same manner as a home rule city. The exercise of these powers by a borough shall be on […]
Sec. 29.26.260. Application for recall petition.
(a) An application for a recall petition shall be filed with the municipal clerk and must contain (1) the signatures and residence addresses of at least 10 municipal voters who will sponsor the petition; (2) the name and address of the contact person and an alternate to whom all correspondence relating to the petition may […]
Sec. 29.35.050. Garbage and solid waste services.
(a) Notwithstanding AS 29.35.200 – 29.35.220, a municipality may by ordinance (1) provide for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a system of garbage and solid waste collection and disposal for the entire municipality, or for districts or portions of it; (2) require all persons in the municipality or district to use the system and […]