Alaska Administrative Code › Title 3 - Commerce, Community, and Economic Development › Part 15 - Local Boundary Commission › Chapter 110 - Municipal Boundary Changes › Article 13 - Procedures for Petitioning and for Other Commission Matters › 3 AAC 110.420 - Petition

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A proposal for one or more actions by the
				  commission under this chapter is initiated by submitting a petition and
				  supporting materials to the department.
(b) A petition must be submitted on forms
				  provided by the department. On the forms provided, the department shall require
				  that the petition include the following information and supporting materials:
(1) the name of the petitioner;
(2) for the petitioner's representative and
				  alternative representative designated under
				  3 AAC 110.410(e),
(A) the physical address of each individual's
				  place of residence;
(B) each
				  individual's mailing address; and
(C) each individual's telephone number,
				  facsimile number, and electronic mail address, if any;
(3) the name and class of the
(A) existing municipal government for which a
				  change is proposed; and
(B)
				  proposed municipal government;
(4) a general description of the nature of
				  the proposed commission action;
(5)
				  a general description of the
(A) area
				  proposed for borough boundary change; or
(B) territory proposed for city boundary
				  change;
(6) a statement
				  of reasons for the petition;
(7)
				  legal metes and bounds descriptions, maps, and plats for a proposed
				  municipality, or for any existing municipality for which a change is
				  proposed;
(8) the size of the
(A) area proposed for borough boundary
				  change; or
(B) territory proposed
				  for city boundary change;
(9) data estimating the population of the
(A) area proposed for borough boundary
				  change; or
(B) territory proposed
				  for city boundary change;
(10) information relating to public notice
				  and service of the petition;
(11)
				  the following tax data for a borough boundary change:
(A) the assessed or estimated value of
				  taxable property in the area proposed for change, if the proposed municipal
				  government, or any existing municipal government for which a change is
				  proposed, levies or proposes to levy property taxes;
(B) projected taxable sales in the area
				  proposed for change, if the proposed municipal government, or any existing
				  municipal government for which the change is proposed, levies or proposes to
				  levy sales taxes;
(C) each
				  municipal government tax levy currently in effect in the area proposed for
				  change;
(12) the
				  following tax data for a city boundary change:
(A) the assessed or estimated value of
				  taxable property in the territory proposed for change, if the proposed
				  municipal government, or any existing municipal government for which a change
				  is proposed, levies or proposes to levy property taxes;
(B) projected taxable sales in the territory
				  proposed for change, if the proposed municipal government, or any existing
				  municipal government for which the change is proposed, levies or proposes to
				  levy sales taxes;
(C) each
				  municipal government tax levy currently in effect in the territory proposed for
				  change;
(13) for a
				  proposed municipality, or for any existing municipality for which a change is
				  proposed, projections of revenue, operating expenditures, and capital
				  expenditures through the period extending one full fiscal year beyond the
				  reasonably anticipated date
(A) for receipt
				  of any final organization grant under
				  AS
				  29.05.180 or
				  29.05.190;
(B) for completion of any transition set out
				  in AS
				  29.05.130-29.05.140 or
				  3 AAC 110.900; and
(C) on which a proposed new borough or city
				  will make its first full local contribution required under
				  AS
				  14.17.410(b)(2), if the
				  proposal seeks to incorporate a municipality that would be subject to
				  AS
				  14.17.410(b)(2);
(14) information about any
				  existing long-term municipal debt;
(15) information about the powers and
				  functions of
(A) the proposed
				  municipality;
(B) any existing
				  municipality for which a change is proposed, before and after the proposed
				  change; and
(C) alternative service
				  providers, including regional educational attendance areas and other service
				  areas within the area proposed for borough boundary change or territory
				  proposed for city boundary change;
(16) the transition plan required under
				  3 AAC 110.900;
(17) information about the composition and
				  apportionment of the governing body of
(A)
				  the proposed municipality; and
(B)
				  any existing municipality for which a change is proposed, before and after the
				  proposed change;
(18)
				  information regarding any effects of the proposed change upon civil and
				  political rights for purposes of
				  42 U.S.C.
				  1971 -
				  1974 (Voting Rights Act of
				  1965);
(19) a supporting brief that
				  provides a detailed explanation of how the proposal serves the best interests
				  of the state and satisfies each constitutional, statutory, and regulatory
				  standard that is relevant to the proposed commission action;
(20) documentation demonstrating that the
				  petitioner is authorized to file the petition under
				  3 AAC 110.410;
(21) for a petition to incorporate or
				  consolidate a home rule city or borough, the proposed municipal
				  charter;
(22) an affidavit from the
				  petitioner's representative that, to the best of the representative's
				  knowledge, information, and belief, formed after reasonable inquiry, the
				  information in the petition is true and accurate;
(23) other information or supporting material
				  that the department believes the petitioner must provide for an adequate review
				  of the proposal.