The frontiersman., 1962-04-19
Legal Notice

otNAAStl isA7s 1ne enumeration Ot Spe- eitled powers in this charter shall not be construced as limiting the power of the city.
 CHAPTER II
 OFFICERS CITY OFFICERS
 Section 2l
 (a) The elective officers of the city are the Mayor and six t6i councilmen
 (ol The appointive officers of the city are the City Manager. the City Clerk, and the City Attorney
 'c1 The administration officers are all officers of the city other than cleo tive officers and appointive officers ELIGIBILITY FOR ELECTIVE
 CITY OFFICE
 Section 22
 (a1 To be eligible to file nomina- ting petition for election to a city off ice, person shall be an elector of the city and shall have been a resident of the city or of territory annexed to the city or shall have had combination of residence in the city and in the an- nexed territory for period of not less than three years preceding the date of the filing of such petition.
 (bl A person appointed to fill a vac ancy in an elective office must have such qualifications at the time of his appointment,
 (c1 The Council shall be the judge of the election and of the qualifications of its members
 PERSONS INELIGIBLE FOR CITY
 OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT
 Section 2.3 A person who holds or has held an elective city office shall not be eligible for appointment to an office or for employment for which a salary is paid by the city until one year has elapsed following the term for which he was elected or appointed. An foN, FnA proVal of five (5) or more members of the Council.
 NOTICE OF ELECTION
 OR APPOINTMENT
 Section 2.4. The City Clerk shall mail to each person elected or appointed, certificate of election or appointment within five days from the time of cleo tion or appointment.
 COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS
 Section 2.5. The compensation of all elective officers, board members, the City Manager the City Clerk. and the City Attorney shall be established by the Council. The compensation of all other permanent officers shall be in ac- cordance with the position classifica- ton and pay plan of the city. OATH OF OFFICE
 Section 2.6 Every officer of the city before entering upon his duties shall take the oath or affirmation required by Section of Article XII, Constitution of the State of Alaska. The Council may require designated employees to take such oath before entering upon their employment Oaths of office shall be filed with the City Clerk. SURETY BONDS
 Section 27. In order to protect the city and the public, the Council may require appropriate surety bonds of | officers and employees. The premium of such bonds shall be paid by the city,, GIVING OF SURETY BY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FORBIDDEN Section 2.8. No officer or employee shall give or furnish any bail, bond or recognizance. nor shall he be the agent of any bondsmen in connection with any bond which may be required by law or by the Council.
 VACANCIES IN OFFICE Section 29.
 (a) A city office shall become vacant upon the occurrence of any of the fol- lowing: CD the expiration of the term of office;
 @ the death of the incumbent; (3) a resignation when approved 1 by the Council; (4 a removal from office in the 1 manner provided by law; (5l ceasing to possess at any time | the qualifications or eligibility reQuir- ed by this charter for election or ap- pointment to office: (6) final conviction of a felony | involving moral turpitude or an offense involving a violation of an oath of office;
 co a judicial determination that the incumbent is of unsound mind. (s) decision of a competent tri- 1 bunal declaring the election or appoint ment of the incumbent void; (9l failure to take the oath or make the affirmation. or file the bond required for the office within ten days from the date of election or appoint ment or within such other time, not exceeding twenty days thereafter. as the Council may fix; (10j any other event which. by law. creates a vacancy. l CbJ The Council shall provide in the code for creating vacancies in elective offices because of failure to perform the duties of office. Such provision shall be self-executing.
 ASSOCIATIONS
 Section 210. designations of officers shall be made in writing and filed with the City Clerk who shall immed- lately notify the proper officials con- cerned.
 REMOVAL FROM OFFICE Section 2.ll.
  Manager, the City Clerk. the City At | torney and members of boards. re- gardless of term of office. The person so removed from office shall have the right to a public hearing before the Council concerning the cause of his removal.
 tb) City employees shall be protect ed from arbitrary discharge by code provision.
 | RECALL
 Section PIP An elective officer may be recalled. The vacancy thereby ere ated shall be filled in the manner pre- scribed by law. FILLING VACANCIES Section 2.i3.
 (a) If a vacancy occurs in an cleo tive office. except in the case of re- call, the Council shall fill the vacancy by appointment within thirty days thereafter. If the vacancy occurs less than twenty-four hours prior to the last date and time set for filing nom- mating petitions for offices to be filled at the next regular meeting of the Council next following such regular city election. it shall not be filled un- til the first regular meeting of the Council next following such regular city election. Each such appointment shall be for a term ending on the Mon- day following the next regular city election.
 (b) If a vacancy occurs in an ap- pointive office, such vacancy shall be filled within forty-five days tht A~lfter in the manner provided for making the original appointment. Such time may be extended, for not more than an ad- ditional ninety days, by Council reso- lution setting forth the reasons there for
 DELIVERY OF OFFICE