A. 
Oath of office. The principal executive personnel and members of boards and commissions set forth in subsection B of this section shall take and subscribe to the following oath of office upon undertaking the duties of office:
"I solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of Alaska and the Charter of Anchorage, and that I will faithfully perform the duties of ___________ to the best of my ability."
B. 
Principal executive personnel and members of boards and commissions and elected officials who shall take the oath of office. The following officials and municipal executives shall take and subscribe to the oath of office:
1. 
Elected officials, including:
a. 
Mayor.
b. 
Assembly members.
c. 
School board members.
d. 
Elected and appointed members of boards of supervisors for service areas and limited road service areas.
2. 
Principal municipal executives whose office is created by Municipal Charter, AMC chapter 2.20, AMC chapter 3.20, or AMC chapter 5.10 including:
a. 
Municipal attorney (Charter § 5.04).
b. 
Municipal manager (Charter § 5.03).
c. 
Municipal clerk (Charter § 4.05).
d. 
Chief fiscal officer (Charter § 5.05).
e. 
Ombudsman (Charter § 4.07).
f. 
Director of internal audit (section 3.20.100).
g. 
Assembly program and budget analyst (section 2.20.055).
h. 
Assembly counsel (section 2.20.065).
i. 
Director—Community Development department (section 3.20.070).
j. 
Director—Office of management and budget (section 3.20.070).
k. 
Executive director of the equal rights commission (section 5.10.040).
l. 
Executive director of the child care and early education fund.
m. 
Chief administrative officer (section 3.20.070).
3. 
Municipal department heads, heads of divisions, directors and managers whose office is created under AMC chapters 3.20, 3.85, 25.35 or 25.40, including:
a. 
Chief of police (section 3.20.070).
b. 
Fire chief (section 3.20.070).
c. 
(Repealed)
d. 
General manager—Anchorage water and wastewater (section 3.20.070).
e. 
Director—Solid waste services (section 3.20.070).
f. 
Manager—Municipal airports.
g. 
Executive director—Heritage Land Bank (section 25.40.040).
h. 
Port director (section 3.20.070).
i. 
Director—Information technology department (section 3.20.070).
j. 
Director—Anchorage Health Department (section 3.20.070).
k. 
Director—Human resources (section 3.20.070).
l. 
Director—Parks and recreation (section 3.20.070).
m. 
Director—Public transportation (section 3.20.070).
n. 
Executive director—Public works (section 3.20.070).
o. 
Director—Planning (section 3.20.070).
p. 
Director—Development services (section 3.20.070).
q. 
Director—Project management and engineering (section 3.20.070).
r. 
Director—Office of emergency management (section 3.20.070).
s. 
Transportation inspector (section 3.20.070).
t. 
Director—Office of federal compliance (section 3.20.070).
u. 
Purchasing officer (section 3.20.070).
v. 
Director—Police and fire retirement (section 3.85.025).
w. 
Director—Library (section 3.20.070).
x. 
Municipal traffic engineer (section 3.20.070).
y. 
Director—Maintenance and operations (section 3.20.070).
z. 
Executive director—Real estate (section 3.20.070).
aa. 
Executive director—Anchorage Community Development Authority (section 25.35.040).
bb. 
Risk manager (section 3.20.070).
cc. 
Safety manager (section 3.20.070).
dd. 
Directors and heads of divisions identified in section 3.20.070, including:
i. 
Controller.
ii. 
Director—Payroll.
iii. 
Director—Public finance and investments.
iv. 
Municipal assessor (property appraisal division).
v. 
Municipal treasurer.
vi. 
Director—Venues.
ee. 
Chief medical officer (section 3.20.070).
4. 
Members of regulatory and adjudicatory boards and commissions as set forth in AMC chapter 4.40, including, but not limited to:
a. 
Port commission.
b. 
Board of building regulation examiners and appeals.
c. 
Board of equalization.
d. 
Board of ethics.
e. 
Emergency medical service board.
f. 
Employee relations board.
g. 
Equal rights commission.
h. 
Personnel review board.
i. 
Planning and zoning commission.
j. 
Platting board.
k. 
Prefunding investment board.
l. 
Transportation commission.
m. 
Zoning board of examiners and appeals.
n. 
Urban design commission.
o. 
Board of adjustment.
p. 
On-site wastewater system technical review board.
q. 
MOA Trust Fund board of trustees.
r. 
Anchorage Child Care and Early Education (ACCEE) Fund Board.
5. 
Members of commission on salaries and emoluments (Charter § 5.04).
C. 
Maintaining oaths of office. The municipal clerk, and other officials recognized by state law to administer oaths, may administer the oath. The municipal clerk's office maintains the oaths of office either administered by the clerk or filed with the clerk's office.
(AO No. 2000-131, § 1, 9-12-2000; AO No. 2002-69, § 1, 5-14-2002; AO No. 2018-24, § 1, 4-10-2018; AO No. 2021-114, § 1, 1-31-2022; AO No. 2022-40(S), § 1, 3-22-2022; AO No. 2023-68, § 3, 6-20-2023; AO No. 2023-73, § 2, 7-25-2023; AO No. 2023-111(S), § 1, 11-7-2023; AO No. 2024-61(S-1), § 3, 7-16-2024; AO No. 2024-110(S), §§ 1, 7, 11-26-2024; AO No. 2025-110, § 1, 1-1-2026)