1. 
All ordinances enacted by the Assembly shall be in substantially the following form:
A. 
The proposed ordinances shall have a heading and number.
B. 
Title: a short summary of the ordinance's provisions shall be included in a title at the head of the ordinance. The title shall make reference to any penalties imposed by the ordinance.
C. 
Enacting clause: the enacting clause shall read: "BE IT ENACTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE DENALI BOROUGH:"
D. 
Substantive part of the ordinance: the provisions of the ordinance will follow the enacting clause.
E. 
Signatures: appropriate places shall be provided for the signatures of the Mayor and the clerk.
F. 
Attestation: the enactment and passage date of the ordinance shall be attested by the clerk.
2. 
Every ordinance shall be confined to one subject unless it is an appropriation ordinance or one codifying, revising, or rearranging existing ordinances. Ordinances for appropriations shall be confined to appropriations. The subject of each ordinance shall be expressed in the title.
1. 
In addition to other actions required by law to be by ordinance the Assembly shall use ordinances to:
A. 
Establish, alter or abolish Denali Borough departments;
B. 
Provide for a fine or other penalty, or establish rules or regulations for violations of which a fine or other penalty is imposed;
C. 
Provide for levying of taxes;
D. 
Make appropriations and supplemental appropriations or transfer of appropriations;
E. 
Grant, renew, or extend a franchise;
F. 
Adopt, modify or repeal the comprehensive plan, land use and subdivision regulations, building and housing codes, and the official map;
G. 
Provide for the retention or sale of tax-foreclosed property; regulate the rate charged by a Denali Borough utility;
H. 
Exempt contractors from compliance with general requirements relating to payment and performance bonds in the construction or repair of municipal public works projects within the limitations set out in AS 36.25.025;
I. 
Fix the compensation of members of the Assembly, boards, commissions and committees;
J. 
Establish a formal procedure for acquisition from private, state or federal government of land or rights in land and disposal of those lands or rights in land;
K. 
Provide for a comprehensive personnel system, including, but not limited to, regulating all appointments, promotions, demotions, suspensions, and removal of Denali Borough officers and employees on the basis of merit; and
L. 
Create or designate itself to be a board of review, adjustment, equalization, or canvassing board.
1. 
An ordinance may be presented for consideration by a member or committee of the Assembly or by the Mayor at any regular or special meeting of the Assembly. Upon presentation of an ordinance, copies shall be furnished to each Assembly member and to the Mayor. Upon presentation, an ordinance shall be rejected, deferred, referred to committee, or accepted as being introduced. Promptly after introduction the Assembly shall publish the ordinance and a notice setting out the time and place for a public hearing on the ordinance. The public hearing of an ordinance shall follow publication by at least ten days; it may be held at a regular or special Assembly meeting and may be adjourned from time to time. At the public hearing, all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard. If the ordinance is amended after the hearing so substantially as to change its basic character, the ordinance shall be treated as a newly introduced ordinance. After the hearing, the Assembly shall consider the ordinance and may adopt it with or without amendment.
2. 
Ordinances take effect upon adoption or at a later date specified in the ordinance.
3. 
As
used in this section, "publish" shall mean the same as specified in Section 1.05 and publication by such other media as the Assembly shall designate by ordinance, at least ten days before the public hearing.
(Ord. 21-13 § 3; Ord. 22-05 § 3)
1. 
To meet a public emergency the Assembly may adopt ordinances effective upon adoption. Every emergency ordinance must contain a finding by the Assembly 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 at the meeting at which it is introduced. The affirmative vote of all members present, or the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the total membership authorized in this Charter, whichever is less, is required for adoption. The Assembly must print and make available copies of adopted emergency ordinances.
2. 
An emergency ordinance may not be used to levy taxes, to grant, renew or extend a franchise, or to regulate the rate charged by a public utility for its services.
3. 
Emergency ordinances are effective for sixty days.
The Assembly may adopt any standard code of regulations, or any provisions of the statutes of the State of Alaska, by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. Materials adopted by reference under this section need not be distributed to the public or read at a public hearing, but at least five copies of the material shall be made available for public inspection for at least fifteen (15) days before the hearing for the adopting ordinance. Only the adopting ordinance need be printed after adoption. The Assembly shall provide for the adopted code to be sold to the public.
1. 
Formal acts by the Assembly not required by law to be enacted by ordinance and not being acts of a general and permanent nature may be adopted by resolution. A resolution shall have:
A. 
The heading "Denali Borough, Alaska";
B. 
The space for a number to be assigned "Resolution __________";
C. 
A short and concise title descriptive of its subject and purpose;
D. 
Short premises or whereas clauses descriptive of the reasons for the resolution, if necessary;
E. 
The resolving clause, "BE IT RESOLVED";
F. 
Provision for signatures after the date, and designated lines for the signatures of the Mayor and the clerk; and
G. 
Attestation.
2. 
Resolutions shall not be included in any municipal code of ordinances.
1. 
Every resolution shall be introduced in writing and shall be orally read before any vote for passage thereof is taken.
2. 
On any vote for passage of the resolution, all persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard. After such hearing, the Assembly may finally pass such resolution, with or without amendments. First reading of any resolution shall be final.
3. 
After final passage, every resolution shall be published according to Section 1.05 of this Charter. Every resolution, unless it shall specify a later date, shall become effective following final passage, or, if the resolution be submitted at a referendum election when state law or Denali Borough charter so requires, then upon certification of a favorable vote of the requisite number of those voting thereon.
(Ord. 21-13 § 3; Ord. 22-05 § 3)
Any rule or regulation made by any administrative officer or board or commission shall be published at least fifteen (15) days prior to its adoption according to Section 1.05 of this Charter as may be appropriate to give adequate public notice.