Sec. 29.26.030. Notice of elections.
(a) Subject to other provisions of this title, a municipality shall give at least 20 days notice of an election. (b) This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities.
Sec. 29.26.040. Date of regular election.
The date of a regular election is the first Tuesday of October annually, unless a different date or interval of years is provided by ordinance.
Sec. 29.26.050. Voter qualification.
(a) A person may vote in a municipal election only if the person (1) is qualified to vote in state elections under AS 15.05.010; (2) has been a resident of the municipality for 30 days immediately preceding the election; (3) is registered to vote in state elections at a residence address within a municipality at […]
Sec. 29.26.060. Runoff elections.
(a) Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, a runoff election shall be held if no candidate receives over 40 percent of the votes cast for the office of (1) mayor; or (2) member of the governing body or school board if candidates run for a designated seat. (b) Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, if candidates for […]
Sec. 29.26.070. Election contest and appeal.
(a) The governing body may provide by ordinance the time and procedure for the contest of an election. (b) Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, an election may be contested only by a voter by filing a written affidavit with the municipal clerk specifying with particularity the grounds for the contest. An election may be contested […]
Sec. 29.25.030. Emergency ordinances.
(a) To meet a public emergency the governing body may adopt an emergency ordinance effective on adoption. Each emergency ordinance must contain a finding by the governing body that an emergency exists and a statement of the facts upon which the finding is based. An emergency ordinance may be adopted, amended and adopted, or rejected […]
Sec. 29.20.410. Personnel system.
(a) Except as provided by (b) of this section, appointments and promotions of municipal employees are made on the basis of merit. The governing body may provide for a personnel system and classified service. (b) By ordinance the governing body may designate confidential or managerial positions that are wholly or partially exempt from the classified […]
Sec. 29.25.040. Codes of regulation.
The governing body may in a single ordinance adopt or amend by reference provisions of a published code of municipal regulations. The procedure under AS 29.25.020 applies to an ordinance adopted under this section, except that neither the ordinance or its amendments must be distributed to the public or read in full at the public […]
Sec. 29.20.460. Manager plan.
(a) A municipality may adopt a manager plan of government. Adoption of a manager plan may be initiated either by petition or by motion adopted by the governing body. (b) A petition for the adoption of a manager plan shall meet the requirements of AS 29.26.110 – 29.26.160 except, instead of containing an ordinance or […]
Sec. 29.25.050. Codification.
(a) Each ordinance shall be codified after it is adopted. (b) Within three years after incorporation of a municipality, the municipal clerk or the clerk’s designee shall have prepared a general codification of all municipal ordinances of general applicability having the force and effect of law. The municipal code shall be revised and printed at […]