A. 
There are established the following municipal public utility advisory commissions:
1. 
Solid waste services commission for solid waste services consisting of the municipal refuse collections utility and solid waste disposal utility.
2. 
Stormwater utility commission for the Anchorage Stormwater Utility.
B. 
Due consideration shall be given to technical qualifications in choosing the members of each commission. When transmitting to the Assembly for confirmation the name of appointees to the commission, the Mayor shall cause a notice of a ten-day comment period inviting public comment on the qualifications of such appointees to be published. The notice shall state that comments must be in writing, and must be filed with the municipal clerk. Upon receipt of such comments, the municipal clerk shall forward the comments to the Mayor and the Assembly. The assembly shall take no action on confirmation of an appointee until after the close of the public comment period.
C. 
The general manager/director of the municipal utility shall be the executive secretary and technical advisor to the commission. Each municipal utility shall provide the administrative support for its respective commission.
D. 
Each commission shall:
1. 
Review annually the public utility's operations, business and strategic plans, operating and capital budgets, and submit recommendations to the mayor and assembly for consideration during the annual budget adoption;
2. 
Review and make recommendations on utility policies and practices to the mayor and assembly;
3. 
Submit recommendations to the mayor and assembly as to any necessary expansions, improvements or economies of the public utility;
4. 
Conduct public hearings on matters pertaining to the public utility, including public utility operation, expansion or service improvement, public utility rates, and department regulations. By resolution duly enacted after public hearing, the public utility commission shall make recommendations to the mayor and assembly on the proposed adoption of public utility changes, rates or regulations;
5. 
Review public utility contracts and community programs involving the public utility for recommendations to the general manager or director, the mayor and assembly;
6. 
Assist with public outreach and education concerning utility consumption, consumer best practices, and challenges facing the public utility; and
7. 
Perform such utility related advisory duties as the mayor or assembly may from time to time refer to the commission.
E. 
It is not a conflict of interest for a municipal employee utility commission member or rate-payer utility commission member to participate in the performance of duties of the advisory commission.
F. 
Except as may be inconsistent with the provisions of this section, chapter 4.05 shall apply to public utility commissions.
(CAC 2.64.450—2.64.470; AO No. 89-51(S-3); AO No. 91-142(S-1); AO No. 91-173(S); AO No. 2005-107, § 2, 9-13-2005; AO No. 2008-90(S), § 5, 1-1-2009; AO No. 2011-24(S), § 4, 5-24-2011; AO No. 2019-113(S), § 1, 9-24-2019; AO No. 2020-109, § 3, 10-13-2020)
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Editor's note — Former § 4.70.030, Municipal light and power commission, was repealed.
Prior history: CAC 2.64.250—2.64.270; AO No. 84-84; AO No. 95-223; AO No. 99-7, 1-26-1999; AO No. 2001-189; AO No. 2004-96, 6-8-2004; AO No. 2008-90(S), 1-1-2009; AO No. 2011-24(S), 5-24-2011; AO No. 2011-114, 11-22-2011; AO No. 2020-109, 10-13-2020.
A. 
There is established a solid waste and recycling advisory commission consisting of seven members.
B. 
In addition to the general responsibilities set forth in section 4.70.010, the commission shall:
1. 
Conduct public input hearings when deemed appropriate on matters pertaining to recycling, composting, and waste reduction, including but not limited to, services, rates, and regulations.
2. 
Assist with public outreach and education on the topics of recycling, composting, and waste reduction.
C. 
The sunset provisions in section 4.05.150 shall not apply to this board.
(AO No. 82-92; AO No. 98-123, § 1, 8-25-1998; AO No. 2001-147, § 1, 8-28-2001; AO No. 2001-189, § 3, expires 9-1-2004; AO No. 2004-96, § 1, 6-8-2004; AO No. 2006-73, § 1, 5-23-2006; AO No. 2011-24(S), § 7, 5-24-2011; AO No. 2011-64(S-1), § 6, 6-28-2011; AO No. 2011-81, § 4, 8-30-2011)
A. 
There is established a stormwater utility commission consisting of no less than ten members. Commission members shall include:
1. 
One member shall be a member in good standing of the Alaska Bar with experience in utility matters;
2. 
One member shall be a registered professional engineer in Alaska with experience in utility matters;
3. 
One member shall have experience in hydrology or other field related to stormwater management;
4. 
One member shall be a representative of a commercial or industrial customer in the Anchorage Roads and Drainage Service Area (ARDSA);
5. 
One member each from a road service area board in each of the following areas:
a. 
Anchorage Hillside as defined in the Hillside District Plan that is outside of the Anchorage Roads and Drainage Service Area (ARDSA), plus the Section 6/Campbell Airstrip Limited Road Service Area,
6. 
Three members who are residents of the ARDSA; and
7. 
Two members shall be chosen at large.
B. 
In addition to the general responsibilities set forth in section 4.70.010D, the commission shall:
1. 
Conduct a public hearing, report, and make recommendations to the mayor and assembly regarding the utility's:
a. 
Application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity and subsequent modifications,
b. 
Proposed stormwater utility service area boundary,
c. 
Scope of services and service level,
d. 
Rate structure,
e. 
Stormwater management master plan, and
f. 
Capital improvement plan;
2. 
Conduct public hearings when deemed appropriate on any other matters pertaining to formation and establishment of the new stormwater utility and provide a report and recommendations to the mayor and assembly;
3. 
Review and make recommendations regarding drainage management practices, services, rates, and regulations; and
4. 
When appropriate, recommend the assembly retain consultant services or procure studies or surveys.
C. 
The manager of the Watershed Management Section of the Project Management and Engineering Department, or designated staff of the section, shall be the executive secretary and technical advisor to the commission and provide administrative support.
D. 
The manager of the Watershed Management Section of the Project Management and Engineering Department, or designee to provide administrative support, shall notify Community Councils of openings on the commission and request recommendations for candidates.
E. 
The sunset provisions in section 4.05.150 shall not apply to this commission.
(AO No. 2019-113(S), § 2, 9-24-2019)