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Title CHA Home Rule Charter

PREAMBLE

We, the people of the City and Borough of Wrangell, exercising the powers of home rule granted to us by the constitution and laws of the State of Alaska, in order to provide for more efficient, adequate and economical government, do hereby ordain, ratify and establish this Charter of the City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska.

Article I NAME, TRANSITION, BOUNDARIES, FORM OF GOVERNMENT, POWERS, AND INTERPRETATION

Section 1-1 Name.

Section 1-2 Transition.

Section 1-3 Boundaries.

Section 1-4 Form of Government.

Section 1-5 Powers of the Borough.

Section 1-6 Interpretation – Definitions.

Article II THE ASSEMBLY

Section 2-1 Borough Assembly – Governing Body, Number, Qualifications.

Section 2-2 Mayor and Vice Mayor.

Section 2-3 Borough Assembly – Compensation, Holding other office.

Section 2-4 Terms of Assembly Members.

Section 2-5 Assembly not to Interfere in Hiring and Removals.

Section 2-6 Borough Clerk.

Section 2-7 Assembly – Meetings.

Section 2-8 Assembly Quorum, Actions, Rules.

Section 2-9 Ordinances – Enacting Clause.

Section 2-10 Ordinances – Passages, When in Effect.

Section 2-11 Ordinances – Emergency.

Section 2-12 Ordinances – Adoption by Reference.

Section 2-13 Ordinances and Resolutions – Codification.

Section 2-14 Ordinances – Violation.

Article III BOROUGH MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS

Section 3-1 Borough Manager – Appointment and Removal, Qualifications, Powers and Duties.

Section 3-2 Acting Borough Manager.

Section 3-3 Administrative Departments, Offices and Agencies, Boards and Commissions.

Section 3-4 Department of Finance – Director.

Section 3-5 Department of Finance – Borough Tax Assessor Duties.

Section 3-6 Department of Public Works – Director.

Section 3-7 Department of Electric – Director.

Section 3-8 Public Library.

Section 3-9 Repealed.

Section 3-10 Repealed.

Section 3-11 Borough Attorney.

Section 3-12 Wrangell Port Commission.

Article IV OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Section 4-1 Qualifications of Officers and Employees.

Section 4-2 Official Bonds.

Section 4-3 Oath of Affirmation of Office.

Section 4-4 Who May Administer Oaths and Affirmations.

Section 4-5 Public Records.

Article V BUDGET, TAXATION AND FISCAL AFFAIRS

Section 5-1 Fiscal Year.

Section 5-2 Budget – Preparation and Submission.

Section 5-3 Budget – Public Hearing.

Section 5-4 Budget – Amendment – Adoption – Appropriations.

Section 5-5 Transfer and Reduction of Appropriation Balances.

Section 5-6 Supplemental and Emergency Appropriations.

Section 5-7 Taxation – Powers.

Section 5-8 Taxation – Assessment, Levy and Collection of Property Taxes.

Section 5-9 Taxation – Assessment – Equalization.

Section 5-10 Taxation – Lien on Real Property.

Section 5-11 Disbursements – Authority – Method.

Section 5-12 Deposit and Investment of Funds.

Section 5-13 Purchases and Sales.

Section 5-14 Contracts and Sales.

Section 5-15 Independent Annual Audit.

Section 5-16 Borough Permanent Fund.

Section 5-17 Sale of Borough Held Notes.

Article VI BORROWING

Section 6-1 General-obligation Bonds, etc.

Section 6-2 Borrowing to Meet Appropriations.

Section 6-3 Revenue Bonds, etc.

Section 6-4 Assembly to Have Power to Regulate.

Article VII LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS

Section 7-1 Assembly May Determine Necessity – How Cost May Be Paid – Establishment.

Article VIII PUBLIC UTILITIES AND ENTERPRISES

Section 8-1 Borough-operated Enterprise Funds.

Article IX ELECTIONS

Section 9-1 Administration.

Section 9-2 Regular Election.

Section 9-3 Special Elections.

Article X INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM

Section 10-1 Initiative and Referendum – Authorized – Exceptions.

Section 10-2 Petitions.

Section 10-3 Ballot Title and Proposition – Submission.

Section 10-4 Vote Required – Effect.

Section 10-5 Further Regulation by Ordinance.

Article XI INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Section 11-1 Cooperation with Other Units of Government – Transfer of Powers and Functions.

Section 11-2 Repealed.

Article XII AMENDMENT AND SEPARABILITY OF CHARTER

Section 12-1 Amendment of Charter – Proposal – Approval.

Section 12-2 Separability Clause.

Article XIII SUCCESSION IN GOVERNMENT

Section 13-1 Charter – When in Effect.

Section 13-2 Officers and Employees to Continue.

Section 13-3 Prior Law.

Section 13-4 Pending Actions and Proceedings.

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