City of Angoon

CHAPTER 1.08 - CITY NAME
1.08.010 - Designated; form of government.
The city shall continue as a municipal corporation under the name: "The City of Angoon, Alaska."
(Prior Code, § 1.03.01(a))

 

CHAPTER 2.16 - COUNCIL MEETINGS 2.16.010 - Meetings to be public; opportunity for public to be heard required. Meetings of all municipal bodies shall be public. The council shall provide reasonable opportunity for the public to be heard at regular and special meetings. (Prior Code, § 2.03.01)2.16.020

- Notice. For the purpose of giving notice of meetings, reasonable public notice is given if a statement containing the date, time and place of the meeting is posted not less than 24 hours before the time of the meeting. (Prior Code, § 2.03.04)2.16.030

- Regular meetings; time and place.

A. All regular meetings of the council in the months of October, November, December, January, February, March, April, and May shall be held on the third Tuesday of every month at 1:00 p.m. All regular meetings of the council in the months of June, July, August, and September shall be held on the third Thursday of every month at 6:00 p.m. (Prior Code, § 2.03.02; Ord. No. 2012-07, § 4, 6-19-2012)2.16.040

- Special meetings. A. Special meetings of the council are those meetings which are called by the mayor or any two members of the council for a time different than was fixed for the regular council meetings. The location of all special council meetings shall be the same as that authorized for regular meetings.

B. Advance notice of at least 24 hours preceding a special meeting shall be given each councilmember. The notice shall specify the time, place and subject matter of the meeting. No business shall be transacted at the meeting which is not mentioned in the notice. Such notice shall be served personally on each member of the council or left at his usual place of business or residence or in his mailbox by the city clerk or his designee. (Prior Code, § 2.03.03)2.16.050

- Executive session.

A. The following subjects may be discussed in an executive session:

1. Matters, the immediate knowledge of which, would clearly have an adverse effect upon the finances of the government unit;

2. Subjects that tend to prejudice the reputation and character of any person, provided the person may request a public discussion.

B. The following shall be discussed in executive session when the best interests of the city so require:

1. Negotiations with labor organizations representing city employees;

2. Discussions of pending or threatened lawsuits in which the city has an interest.

C. If excepted subjects are to be discussed at a meeting, the meeting must first be convened as a public meeting, and the question of holding executive session to discuss matters that come within the exceptions contained in subsections A and B of this section shall be determined by a vote of the body. No subjects may be considered at the executive session except those mentioned in the motion calling the executive session unless pertaining to the main question. No action may be taken at the executive session. (Prior Code, § 2.03.05)

 

Alaska Statutes Title 29 are laws enacted by the Alaska State Legislature that govern the organization, powers, and activities of local government. Although other State laws affect local governments, most of the statutes that provide guidance to a local government, or tell them what it can and cannot do, are found in Title 29. State and local officials should be familiar with the general content of Title 29, and should review these statutes and other available resources before enacting local laws, policies, or procedures.

The Alaska Constitution provides for a 'liberal construction' of the powers of local governments. This essentially means that if an act isn't prohibited in law, a local government is probably free to do it. This is very different from the situation in some other states where local governments have only those powers the state legislature expressly gives to them.