These words and terms shall have meaning for purposes of this chapter and community council membership as follows:
"Business owner"shall mean the record owner or agent of a professional or commercial entity currently licensed by the State of Alaska and having a physical premises located within the boundaries of a community council.
"Business owner community council memberships"are single memberships. When two or more individuals own a business, or more than one business is owned by the same entity, the business owner shall designate a primary representative for community council membership and may designate an alternate.
"Community council members" and "community council membership"shall mean collectively each resident and the representatives designated by the non-resident property owners, business owners and nonprofit organizations, within the geographical areas established as community council districts under this chapter, who attend a community council meeting in their district and sign the member attendance roster. A person may qualify and hold membership in more than one community council.
"Council and community councils"shall mean the not-for-profit voluntary, self-governing associations within geographical areas designated as districts and recognized in ordinance by the assembly under this chapter. A community council may, but is not required to, incorporate under the Alaska Nonprofit Corporations Act.
"Government entity membership."If a local, state, tribal, or federal government entity does not meet the definition of business owner, nonprofit organization, or non-resident property owner to qualify for community council membership, the government entity's membership shall be ex officio unless the community council's bylaws provide otherwise.
"Nonprofit community council memberships"are single memberships available to nonprofit organizations. The nonprofit organization shall designate a primary representative for community council membership and may designate an alternate.
"Nonprofit organization"shall mean a not-for-profit entity having a physical premises located within the council boundaries and one or more of the following: Status recognized under law as a not-for-profit organization by incorporation under the Alaska Nonprofit Corporations Act, or a current Alaska business license, or tax-exempt status under federal law, or other bona fide affiliation.
"Non-resident property owner"shall mean the record owner of real property within the council boundaries when the record owner does not qualify as a resident. Non-resident property owner community council memberships are single memberships. When two or more non-resident individuals own a property, or more than one property is owned by the same entity, the non-resident property owner shall designate a primary representative for community council membership and may designate an alternate.
"Resident"shall mean each person 18 years of age or older whose habitual, physical dwelling address is within the council boundaries, and includes homeowners and tenants. If more than one qualifying resident shares the same habitual, physical dwelling address, each may be a community council member. Proxy and alternate designations for resident memberships shall not be recognized.
(AO No. 2014-3(S), § 1, 2-11-2014)