HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0001-1960AND BYLAUS GO¥1~D4G PKO~J~,S FOi~ TH~ CITY
Section I. POSfliRS OP CI;I~ COUNCIL. All legislative powers o£ the City -and
the determination of policy shall be vested £** the Council. The Council shall have
the powers con~erred upon it by th~ lava of tl~: State of Alagkao
Section 2o QUALIPICATIO~$ OP LOUNClI~iI!N MID
(a) The qual!f!¢atiens of counc!b~en ehall be that ~hey be c~alified
electors of the City, and shall have been residents o£ the City of of territory
annexed to the City, or shall have had a combination of residence in the City and
in the annexed territory, for a period of not less than three (3) years preceding
~.e date of £iling nominatir~ petition~ for election to the Council.
(h) The Council shall consist of thc Mayor ~:d six (6) councilmen.
(c) ~he terms of office of the ~,ayot and of each councilman shall be as
prescribed b~ law,
(d) The salaries of ~ouncilmen and Mayor shall be as established by
ordinance.
Section 3. VAOU~C!ES IN OFFICEI PILING. If a Council member shail depart
shall have Jails to att~d the meetings of the ~uncil for a period of =t~!ty
(.90) ~nsecutive dayG~ or if he shall have att~ded less tt~ five (5) of the
aeries of t~e bunoil Sting ~y ~ntinuous period of five (~) months, the
A vacancy may also be created by the resignation of eay ¢~uncil member in
writin8 duly accepted by the Council, or by the death off a member, ~r his removal
£rom office by the Court, or his recall, or if he shall fail~ a~ter hi3 election
to qua!If7 ~ithln thirty (30) days alter such elec~ion.
· ~h. enever a vacancy occurs in the Council, the remaining members ma7 elect
some qualified ~rson to £ill such vacancy, ~hich person so elected shall ~oXd
office until a successor be elected at tbs next annual electJen and qualified.
section 4, ABSENCES. No member shall absent himself from any meeting o£ the
except for good and sufficient reason.
Section 5, PR0~DUIt~o The Council shell mcr on1? by ordinance, resolution,
or order. All ordinances, resolutions, orders and rmatton9 shall be confined to
one subject, £aws of a general, uniform and permanent nature shall be reduced
to ordinance; la~s of a more temporary er special character shall be reduced to
resolution. When the Council expresses anyihing by way of conunand, the form
of expressi:,~ shall be '~rdercd'~ ahen it expresses opinions, principles, £acts,
or propositions, the ~or~ shall be
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(a) The Mayor s~all p~eaide at all meeri.nga of the Co~ncii. I~ shall
preserve order ~nd decorum ~ng the ~,r~ctl m~bers and i8 r~flsibl~ Ior ~uct
~lea ~ hc d~ 9z~per to preserve order a~ng the ~pe~ta~o~ in the Cily
I'eg~e to other ~mbegs~ ~d shill decide all ~tnts o[ order~ sub,edt ~o
to the ~ncil by ~tion ~ly secon~d as herein pro~,ided. He may parttci~te in
~ meting~ $~ch subotltution to discontinue ah~ he elects to resume the ~hair~
~ in ~ event beyond adsorbent of the meeting at ~Mch such substitution 1s
(b) In the temporary absence or disability o£ the ~ayor, any ~eaber o£
the City Council may call the Council to order at any duly called meeting to elect
a presid~nt pro tempers £rom among it~ number and the president pro tempers shall
exercise all pavers o£ chairman during such. temporary absence o~ disabilit! o£ the
~ayor and ~ay vote alCOa
Section 7. ~F~ETINGS-~'LEI~I AC~ZNG CLEP~ I~JTZ~I ~AL ~TlflGI INSTALLATION
OF OPFIC~RS o
(a) The City Clerk shall give notice o£ Citp ~ounciX meetings,
attend ill ~eetings o£ the Council and keep the ~urnal o~ its
auth~t~cate by his signature ~d record in ~ull tn a ~k or file kept
~r~ae a~l artifices and re~lutions duly zn~xed and op~ to ~bllc
~d all per~orm such other duties as shall be required by the ~uncll.
of t~ t~tar~ absence of the City Clerk, the City ~uncil may ap~int
pro t~se wl:h all the ~wers, duties and obligations of the City C!er~
·ugh ~li~k ~g~ t~re shall be duly qualified.
(b) The agenda £or each meeting o£ the Cit.~. Council shall be prepared
b~ the City Clerk a~ter c~nsu~tation with the ~ayor. Such agenda shall be dis-
tributed by the City Clerk to eac~ mern~-,er o£ the CoUnCil at least twenty-four (~4)
hours prior to the meett~g~ ang no ~u-*~r ite~ shall be added to the agenda
ex~e~t L~ unanimous ~onsent,
(c) The City Council shall meet at the usual place £or holdlng
o~ the first ~tond~y in October £ol!o. tng the regular ge~'~eral city election, at
~hich meeting the councilmen-elect shall be sworn to the £aith£ul discharge
t~¢ir duties by the City Clerk and at which meettng~ or as soon as thereafter aa
practicable, the Council shall organize £or the ensuing year ~nd ,nderta~e its
duties.
Section 8° SAM~--LOCATIONI GH~NGING~ plOTICBI OPBNo The date and time of the
regulnr meetings o£ the City Council shall be the £'~rst and third Tuesdays o£
each ~anth at 8 o~clock P.t6. The place o£ the meetings shall be the Iienai Civic
League Bulld/~ at ~nai~ Alaska
Al1 meetings o£ the City Council shall be open to the public, and may be
~onti~ed to another location, provided, ~.~.c requirements contained in this section
~e
The place of the meet!~ ~.~ be changed by ~e~:~on of the Council, ~f
adop~ed, st least two (2) weeks prior to the changing o£ the locattn~ ~'2 the
~oun¢iI ~h~mbera, and such resolution shall be publi,hed ai lea,t o~s~e in anent-
paper.
~ction 9. 5AilF.-.~P~CIAL; ~iANNE~ OP CALI.INGI I~OTX(I~ TI~4~f ~. Special
~ett~s o~ the City.nell ~y be called by the Mayor, or, tn ca2~ of his a~
· ~ce, disability, or refusal, ~y be called by a ma~rity o~ the City Csuncil.
Notice o[ such ~etin5 sh~ll be giv~ each ~cr o~ the Cit~ ~uflcil at least
fozty~t~t (48) bdr~ before the tin;e ct holding ==cb special ~eeting. ~he
place o~ ill ~ectal ~eti~a ~halt be at the regular meett~ place.
Section 10. 3A~-~SPBCIAL ~I,uJ~NCYI ~OT~Cil; ~USTIFXCATXON. ~e City
~u~il my ~et ~ ~oxter flat,ce th~n ~orty-el~t (48) ~urs It ~y pl~e, by
unsn~ua ~ns~t o~ all o~ its m~bera pres~t~ re~rded i~ the re, rd o~ such
~eti~ prov~d the~uncil u~usly ~lnds ~ ~ votes at ~uch~ett~ that
thee ia ~ eMrg~cy ~8tifyt~ such meeti~ ~d the ~bXic inter,at ~ re~ire8.
Section 11. ~--XN~CUTXV~ SB~SXON. The ~ciX ~y, at ~y t~c,
tn~ I clos~ o~ ~ec~tive aesoion from ~i~h the g~eral ~lic may ~ ~lu~d
by ~ vote n~ ~iv~ (~) me.ers t~ at a ~blic ~et~g, at ~i~h session only
t~ ~bj~c~ 9h~l! be con~ider~ ~s are ~tioncd in th~ ~tlon ~or the
tire m~8~n (for ~le, to consist mn e~tt~te as to the ~8t of a clpitll
p~o~egt, or ~ eEt~te u to the avaiXab~lity o~un~ therefor, prior to the
c~li ~og ~, or to ~nsi~r a probl~ invoXvi~ personalities in I ~partMnt,
or 11ti~it~n) 8~ ~ ordinance, re~Xutiofl, or order shall be pao~ed or vot~
u~n or ~bim allowed st such sessi~.
~ection 12. ~.~UORU~. At all meetings o£ the C~0unci%, live (i) e~rs,
or tour mmbe~6 ~g the ~yof, ehall co~titute a ~r~ i'pr the t~anssgtion o~
~oi~sm, ~t ~ ordin~ce, re~lution, ~r o~der shall be pass. at ~y meeti~
ofllemm it receives st least tour (4) ~firma'tive votee. Iff t~ c~e of the
m~ce of · ~yor, if a regular quor~ o~ ~ive (5) ~ p~esent~ they shall elect
chest thei~ m~rs to p~e~i~, as hereinbefore provided, ~ act~ ~ayor or
presid~tpro t~re.
Section 13, ~l~..O~ OP BIJSINBSS. At every regular ~eeti~g o£ the City
C~ncil, ~he orde~ o£ ~4~iness ~h~11 be ~s £o!!ow~
(1) ao:X ¢a11.
(2) Per.ns scheduled to be heard.
(2) Reading o~ minutes o£ previous meeting, and amendment,
necessary, and approval.
(4) Reading o£ correspondence.
(5) Reports o£ City Clerk, City Attorney, and co~unittee~o
(6) Ur~int~hed business.
(?) ~ewbusiness.
(8) Peraon8 not acheduled to be heard.
Section 14. .fiOTXO~S--A~,mNDING A~/~N~TSI DIVXSIONI ORDER OFS IN~UXR¥~
R)INT OP ORD~R~ BTCo
(a) A ~tion to amend mn amen~ent shall be in order; but a motion
to ~mend ~ amendment tb an amendment'~Sallrnot be entertained.
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(b) No appea;~ fro~ ,~.,, decision of the presiding officer shell 'be ente~-
tsi~e,d unless it ~.e aec.'..ndede and no other bus/ness shall bc in order until the
quest/on on appeal him been decided. Thc que~tian on -.ppeel ia not debatable and
shall be p~ aa followss "Shall the dec/sion of the ch&.Ir ~tand ~a t~e j~t
of the Co~.~i1?" It ~hali be deemed to be decided in the affirmative unless a
majority of the votes given are to the gontesey,
(c) Any member ~' make a parl~a.~entary inquiry of the chairman st any
time during the meeting.
id) An.v mpmh~.l- tomy m~_~e ~ ~i~t 5~ O~- ~i~,t a ~nO at ~y
~e prestd/~ officer ~y 8pe~ to ~tnt~ ot order ir~ prefer~ce ~ other
~ ~Z ~ ~X~ 5~h ~e~t~o~ ~bject t~ apda! to the ~uflcil ~ mt~on
~ly ~~l ~ ~ other ~c~e shall be in order until the ~emtion on
s~esl ~ be~
(e) P~hen the previous question is moved by any member, all debate on
the ~in question shall be suspended i,medistely and the presiding o~£ieer shall
put the queet!on to the following £o~s "The previous question is mo.~*g on
(speg~y:tng the motion on ~hioh the p~evious question is demanded), As many s~
a~.e in £=voz o~ ordering the previous ~ueetion will ~o indicate." Xf £our (4)
~s vote ~£ir~tiveXye ~he ~ir,m~ive has it, t~e previous question is
ordered, ssi the ¢~irmmm wi1! proceed tmuedistely to put to a vote the question
on ~ich the previous question wes ordered. I£ lees than £our (4) me~be~e ~o
i,dieate, the neittit, e h~5 £t, the motion is 1sate m~d the question reve~s to
the ~tely per~lir~ queetion, which is slain open to debate and m~r,l~nt
so tt the p~evious qme~tion lsd not be d~samded.
(£) l~e presiding o££/cers shall put all questions In th~ order in
~hicb they are mwd uniems ~ subse~ent ~tion m~ll be previous ~ its ~ture
~ept, in ~ ~ a~ f~ ti~, the largest s~ ~ the iong~i ~e
a~11 ~ ~t //rat.
(g) l~hen & vote has been passed, any member who voted o~-. the prevailing
side ~y move a r~-~on~!_deration thereo£ st the same meeting immediately after
the tnno-dncemen~ o~ such vote~ or at the next succeeding meeting ghenever motio~
a~e ~n order~ p~ovided that the subject hatter has not passed out o£ the control
o~ t~e Council. A ~otLon to regons~.der requires £our (4) votes~ if .uch ~otlon
thu~ l~evaiiG~ the ~ubjegt shall be open to debate and amendr, en? in the smae
manner ~ the .~eig~nal question. Debate on motions to regonsider shall be limited
to 2~ minutes, and no memt~r shall speak more than five minutes. No motion shaZ1
be reconsidered more than once.
(h) A mo~'ion must be ro~duced to ~vritLn6 i£ the presiding o££icer so
re.quire~ or any ~c~r ~o de~, m~d ~ othe~ ~ion ~11 be ~tezta/ned
r~ble t~ (not over 10 Mnutes) ia ~forded ~or ~mpli~ce with this
the Coungil a*
contcol o£ the
Any previous vote .my be rescinded by vote of £ou:c (4) members o£
my ti~e, provided the aubJeut matter has not passed out 0£ the
Council.
(j} All motions shall r,~quire a oecond, unless otherwise provided°
(k) A~.~ member may require the diva*lo,-, vi t question ~ne~ the
el it w/il
(1) ~hen a question is under ~eba~e, the presiding o££icer shell
· eceiv6 ml~ o£ the £ollowing motions but no others
(1) To adjourn.
(~) To recess.
(3) To raie~, a question of privilege.
(4) To calx £or the order o£ the day, or the regular order.
To lay on t~e table.
(7) To l~t or ~t~d lt~ita of debate.
(8) To
(9) To re,er.
(10) To ~5t~ i~efinitely.
~hen one of the shove motio.~8 hae been made, none of the others tJLfertnr to
it tn the orde£ 1. ~hic~ they ~t~nd above shall b~ ~e, ~d In proce~ to
vote, ~t~ p~di~ shall ~ ~t in the orde~ o~ their r~ ~ a~ve
~e ~irat 8ev~ (7) are ~t subject ~ debate. A ~tion ~ ~st~ne to m ceftin
t~, r~ ~, or to ~t~ne i~tnttely ~y b~ ~nded; the ~ev~
t~n ~y ~ d~d b~ore ~ ~ent, ~hich ~tton shill ~ de~idg vtt~t
de~te. A ~tion ~ ~Journ shall alway~ be in order ~ov/~d ~hst ~el,
a ~tur6 to ~ re~rd~ ~ the ~urnal has ~ t~s~t~ s/nc~ any pzev~ul
~t/~4 ~ ~jo~n ~ ~, 4efettg. lie ~tton or p:o~eition of t ~bJ~t
d~t~t ~ t~t ~d~ ~/deratlon shill ~e ~itt~ m~r ~!~r et
~nt, ~ m ~tt~ hal b~ e~pecially Immigned to ~ t~ up at s f~ t~
or st a c~tm/n stage o~ proce~s, such matter 8ha!l, at the mp~/n~
o~ at ~y t~ ~bse~t thereto, be !~ order upon ;~c ctll of ~y ~r,
t~e pz~e over sll o~ the
Ca) A~ter ~ mot/on is ~t~ted or rest by the presiding
sbsll be deemed to be th~
votes ~t the ~ver ~y wit~r~w
~na~t o~ the
Section 15, ORDZNAN(~SI FIRST RHADYJ~G, HRARXNG, NOTICe, FINAL
(~) 2very ordimmce shall be introduced in ~rittng ~nd shall be oz.lly
reed before ~ny vote ~or pa6snge ~ is t~en. After pmage on
l~e the ord~ce ~11 be published ~ ~o~ , ~py tn.~ on the City
~c/1 ~11et~ ~d, toseth~ with ~ ~t/ce o~ the tt~
~e tt will 5e ~ve~ & ~bZic he~/~ ~d ~ill be co~/~r~ ~or ~/nal
~e ftrgt ~ ~XJgatton ~halX ~ at least f~ve (5) ~y8 prJ.er
vez*tL~d for ~bltc be~,
(b) At thc time ~nd place so mivertised by postin$, or at any tl~e
ired p~ace i5 ~4~h su~ he~ shall ~rom time to t~e be ~jo~nedo all ~r~ns
tn~eot~ ~ ~eu ahelX ~ given ~ op~rtuflity to be h~d.
After final pa~snge, every ordtnange sh811 be ~st~ ~ full ~ ~ City
vo~ o~ the r~io/U
~t~ ~taaZ ~sqe
(b) On an~ vote for pss~e
~llet~n ~d. Ev~ r~t~, ~less it ~11 s~y m ~ter ~te, ~11
~M eff~tive ~oI~ ~!.~1
Section 17, ORODMrd~.S AND RRSOL~IO~J; ORAL RBAD]~ ~AIVBDI 2M~K~CI2S.
Orsl reed/n~ of any ordin~nce and refolutton ney ~ weaved by unanimous
conee~t of a~l the Council present. Any ordinance mst be ~dopted on first resdo
~.n~ provMed tlmt ~ emergency he declared with the unmLImeus co~ent o~ olZ of
the Council i~esent, la the e~t t~ e~e~-;~cF ~ dnclare~, the Council oh~ll
then proceed ~ ;Lye perfons i~termst~d, ubo appear, an opporttmity to be heard.
(a) A proposed ~mM~df~.t to, or repeoA o~, &~ rule :~boIX tM mubdtte~
tn writing, be ~&Jd ~ the tabZ~ ~t the meettr~ t~ ~hl~h Lt ts m~mltt~,d, ~
fibril! begmAe tl~ f~rat it~ of unf~misbed t~minefo on the next regul~ meetta~o
(b) Zn alt matters of ptrlAsmentary pr~ed~ee ~ot ~ove~ed t~ ~
ordinance shall b~ mppXt~mbXm end Severn,
(c) The City ~euncil ruXes and order ~ business shell tM obeerved in
811 ca, es, uflXess euspend_-~_ tenporsrtXy for s fpeglG1 porpo~e of ~n emerfen~y
nsture by I vote o~ five (S) me,berm present. Any ~nber rosy move, st say t/me,
f~r the suspension o~ an~. FuXe, and such notion mu~t be seconded ~e entLtZe At
~o ~sideratAofl.
(d) If uny members, ~n speskifl~ or otherwise, ~ran#~re~e= thc ruZem '
at the Council: the presidin~ oificer sha11~ or any aember can, call him to orderl
u~less ~.ci~ttt~ by the pre0idi-~ o~iicci to e~laint a~ the ~uncil~ i~ appeal~
to, ~hall deci~e the question ~ithout debate. I[ t~e :c:ision be in [avo~ ag the
m~r ~ called to order~ he shall be at li~rty to p~oceed~ i~ other~t~e~ he
shall not proceed ,,tt~ut leave at the C~uncil to proceed tn order.
Section 19. SI~iA}iI)~)$ ~O~IITXO)4; G~.r~dliI I~FI~.UYI'XOtl$ LI~4ITATX0~t.
s~ll not ~nce to speak un~il re~gnized by the preoidi~ olgicer. ~en t~o
or ~re m~rs re.est to speal~ at the s,~e ti~, the p~esl~ng o{ft~er ~!1
~ter~ne ~i~h one is re~gnized.
(b) ~very member v~ile speahtn~ shall confine hi~sel£ to the sub jeer
under debate, shall refrain from per~onelities~ and shall not refer to any othe~
member of the Council except in a respectful ~anncr,
(c) Unless a ~ember ~ho ha~ the floor yields for that purpoae~ no
member ah. Il interrupt ~nother while -~pe~£ng~ c~;cept to propound i p~rli~mentary
inquiry or ~ske a point of order.
(d) No me~ber shall spea~ ~.ore than t~ice o~ for more than ten (10)
minutes continuously to any one questions except that one or more ~iditional
p$~ieds of ten (IO) ~inutea may be granted by unanimous ¢on~ent. The readin~ o~
pspe~a desired by ~ny ~nbe~' ohs11 be rc~ ~ ~i~el~ or ~ the City Clerk ~it~tn
the ~r~s t~e limititio~ unless permission for the Clerk to read such paper
~tsld~ the t~e l~tstion is un~l~uely ~ranted.
Section 20. VOTINGl ~II~STX~IGi DIS(}UALIPIOtTXO}I$ R~JZI~DI OBJ~CIIC~.
(a) The presiding o£~icer shall decl~e a£1 votes$ but i~ m~y member
doubts a vote, the presiding artiest, without further debate upon the questtofl~
sh~11 request the members voting in the s££ir~ative and negative reape~tl~ely to
so indicate, and he shall declare the result.
(b) In aZi a~elln&a of tbs Cit~ Council, the vote shall be taken by
yeas ~nd n~ys on the paa~i~e o£ all ordin~n~es, resolutions, and ~utho~i~mtion~
£or the payment o~ money, ~nd on the passage o£ any order or resolution ~ben
tilled f or by any m~nber of the Council, ~d such yea. and n~y votes of each
member ~hall be permanently entered on the record o1 ~he proceedings of the
Council by the City Clerk. Other votes may be by show of hands.
(c) go ~ember shall vote on any question in #hich he i~ pecuniarily
interested, directly or indirectly, ami in which his votes my be decisive, except
~ herelm set £orth. Should any membe£ desire or intend to have b~sincss dealin6a
with the City ~hereby he may derive income ~nd bene£its other than those pro-
vided aa remuneration for hie o£1icial duties, he shall £11e with the City Clerk,
in such £orm as the Clerk may pre~cribe~ a statement under oath ~hlch shall include
the nature of the proposed transaction sad the extent o£ the interest, direct or
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Indirect, which said officer or eaployce has iN s~ig tr~nsactiOno The City Clerk
la~ ~ ~bl!~h l~al ~ttce~ ~A s~.ll, in a~ition, ~st s ~ oI sa~ ~tate-
m~t tn st l~st one ~bli¢ pi~e. ~ ~s~ o! ~a~ ~bl!cat~n ~sll ~ ~e
by ~e ~em~r ~ ~stre~ to ~tcr into the t~aact~n, m~d ~he City Clerk ~y
r~i~ a de. sit to i~ure ~nt thez~t. ~ ~uncil ~11 t~e ~ ~ti~
vith geg~d there~ until mt Xe~t t~ (10) days have eXaps~ ai~e the tiling
o~ the mt~t~t by the ~ ~ ~til at least s~ (7) days have elaps~
(d) avery member who shall bc present when a q~estion is ~t, ~he~e
gpegiml rein ~c~ ~b~. Applications to ~ e~uoe ~mst be ~ b~ore the
(e) Anythir~ to the contrszy in the6e rules not~ith~tandinfl, in
the ~i1, the air~ ~y, iff li~ of cillt~ for or watti~
o~de~~ l~ ~ ob~egtion is he~d, he ~hatl amaounces 'It t~ ~o orderS,'
Itgh *Ltl have the ~ e~tect ~ if i ~ta to that eg~ect
vot~ u~ favorably. If a sidle ob~ecZlon is gea~ly expreos~ ~ t~
pesii~ i9 ~t, the cbai~ shall net proce~ ~urther under this ~ule, ~t
i~te~ l~11 call [or t ~tion, ~ich ~;otion shall be ~ndl~ in t~ r~ular
Pirmt rem:l/n~: July 19, 1960
Paosed ~ approve.., b~ the City Council o£ the City o£ llen#i, Alaska, this
23rd d~y o~ Aulust 1960,
City Clerk
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