Alaska Statutes Title 29, Chapter 29.06, Article 04 - Unification of Municipalities

• Sec. 29.06.190 Unification of Municipalities Authorized.
  (a) A borough and all cities in the borough may unite to form a single unit of home rule government by complying with AS...
• Sec. 29.06.200 Unification Petition.
  (a) Formation of a charter commission to prepare a unification charter shall be proposed by resolution of the assembly or by petition. The question...
• Sec. 29.06.210 Petition Requirements.
  (a) A unification petition shall read:"PETITION FOR ELECTION OF CHARTER COMMISSION TO PROPOSE UNIFICATION CHARTER. We, the undersigned, qualified voters of the borough do...
• Sec. 29.06.220 Review of Petition.
  The assembly shall review a unification petition within 15 days to determine whether it complies with AS 29.06.210 . If the petition does not...
• Sec. 29.06.230 Duties of Charter Commission.
  The charter commission shall prepare, adopt, and submit to the voters for approval or rejection a proposed home rule charter for the area to...
• Sec. 29.06.240 Composition of Charter Commission.
  The charter commission shall consist of 11 voters, three of whom are residents elected at large from the borough and eight of whom, proportionate...
• Sec. 29.06.250 Charter Commission Nominations.
  (a) If the assembly determines that a unification petition meets the requirements of AS 29.06.210 , or the assembly by its resolution proposes an...
• Sec. 29.06.260 Qualifications of Candidates.
  A person is eligible to be nominated as a candidate for the charter commission if that person is a voter of the area from...
• Sec. 29.06.270 Election of Charter Commission.
  (a) After receipt of a valid unification petition or adoption of an assembly resolution to propose formation of a charter commission, the assembly shall...
• Sec. 29.06.280 Requirements for Approval of Formation and Election of Charter Commission.
  (a) The votes on the question of formation of a charter commission shall be tabulated in separate classifications. If the question is approved by...
• Sec. 29.06.290 Charter Commission Organization and Procedure.
  (a) The charter commission shall hold its first meeting within 30 days after certification of its election. The commission shall elect from among its...
• Sec. 29.06.300 Vacancies.
  (a) Vacancies on the charter commission shall be filled by a majority vote of the commission, except the assembly shall appoint members to fill...
• Sec. 29.06.310 Per Diem.
  The assembly may grant a per diem allowance to members of the charter commission and may reimburse the members for travel expenses incurred in...
• Sec. 29.06.320 Charter Provisions.
  The charter must include(1) provision for(A) the adjustment of existing bonded indebtedness and other obligations in a manner that will assure a fair and...
• Sec. 29.06.330 Public Hearings.
  Both before and after drafting the proposed home rule charter, the charter commission shall hold a public hearing in each area represented on the...
• Sec. 29.06.340 Filing of Proposed Charter.
  Upon the adoption of a proposed home rule charter by the charter commission, the charter shall be signed by at least a majority of...
• Sec. 29.06.350 Publication and Posting of Proposed Charter.
  Within 10 days after filing the proposed home rule charter, the borough clerk shall have it published. In addition, the clerk shall have a...
• Sec. 29.06.360 Election on Charter.
  (a) The proposed home rule charter adopted by the charter commission shall be submitted to the voters at a borough election held within 60...
• Sec. 29.06.370 Effect of the Charter After Ratification.
  Upon ratification, the home rule charter of a unified municipality operates to dissolve all municipalities in the area unified in accordance with the charter.
• Sec. 29.06.380 Succession to Assets and Liabilities; Bonded Indebtedness.
  A unified municipality shall succeed to all the assets and liabilities of the municipalities it unified. A bonded indebtedness or other debt incurred before...
• Sec. 29.06.390 Transition.
  Within two years after ratification of the home rule charter, the unified municipality shall revise, repeal, or reaffirm all municipal ordinances, resolutions, and orders...
• Sec. 29.06.400 Right to State and Federal Aid.
  All provisions of law authorizing aid from the state or federal government to a former municipality that was in the area of a unified...
• Sec. 29.06.410 Powers of a Unified Municipality.
  A municipality unified under AS 29.06.190 - 29.06.410 has all powers(1) not prohibited by law or charter; and(2) granted to a home rule borough.
• Sec. 29.06.420 Application.
  AS 29.06.190 - 29.06.420 apply to home rule and general law municipalities.

Last modified: November 15, 2016