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### Section 15.08. Receipts. | Accounts for local improvement districts shall be kept separate from other municipal accounts. Revenues from a special assessment shall be used solely to pay the cost of the improvements or the principal and interest on indebtedness incurred for the improvements.
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### Section 16.01. Proposal. | Amendments to this charter may be proposed:
(1) By ordinance of the assembly containing the full text of the proposed amendment, or
(2) By report of an elected charter commission created by assembly ordinance or by initiative ordinance, or
(3) By initiative petition. | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.208008 | -0.937012 | -1.272461 | -1.256836 |
### Section 16.02. Election. | Proposed amendments shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the municipality at the next regular or special election occurring more than forty-five days after the adoption of the ordinance, the final report of the charter commission, or certification of the initiative petition. A notice containing the full text o... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.671875 | -1.280273 | -1.014648 | -1.00293 |
### Section 16.03. Effective Date. | If a majority of the qualified voters voting on a proposed amendment approve, the amendment shall become effective at the time fixed therein or, if no time is so fixed, thirty days after certification of the election.
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### Section 17.01. Personal Financial Interest. | (a) **Prohibition.** No elected official may vote on any question on which he or she has a substantial financial interest. Any municipal officer, employee, or assembly member who has a substantial financial interest in any contract with the municipality or in the sale of any land, material, supplies or services to the ... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.221924 | -0.030014 | 0.82373 | 1.292969 |
### Section 17.02. Prohibitions. | (a) **Discrimination.** No person may be discriminated against in any municipal appointment, employment, or promotion because of race, sex, color, political or religious affiliation, or national origin.
(b) **Personnel Regulations.** No person may willfully falsify any test, certification or appointment under the pers... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.054321 | -0.87793 | 0.356934 | 1.024414 |
### Section 17.03. Surety Bonds. | The municipal administrator, the municipal clerk or such other officers and employees as the assembly may designate, before entering upon their duties, shall be bonded, by individual and or group bonds, for the faithful performance of their respective duties, payable to the municipality, in such form and in such amount... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.374023 | -0.678711 | -0.908203 | -1.046875 |
### Section 17.04. Oath of Office. | Every officer of the municipality, before entering upon his/her duties, shall take the oath or
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affirmation required by Section 5 of Article XII, Constitution of the State of Alaska. The assembly may require designated employees to take such oath before enteri... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.446289 | -0.54541 | -0.00444 | -1.107422 |
## Section 17.05. Continued Office. | Every officer who is elected or appointed for a term ending at a definite time shall continue to serve until his successor qualifies and takes office, except in the case of death, resignation, or termination by law or this charter. | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.392578 | -1.931641 | 0.505859 | -1.336914 |
## Section 17.06. Municipal Proceedings. | The assembly by ordinance shall establish procedures governing administrative proceedings in which the legal rights, duties, privileges or penalties of persons are to be determined; insure fair and equal treatment of all persons involved in such proceedings; and provide for the conduct of such proceedings in an orderly... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.073242 | -0.956055 | -0.769531 | -0.691895 |
## Section 17.07. Records to be Public. | All records of the municipality shall be public except as otherwise provided by law. Records shall be available at municipal offices for public inspection and for distribution at such reasonable price as the assembly may direct. Copies certified by the clerk shall be prima facie evidence of their contents. | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.947266 | -1.568359 | -0.6875 | -1.192383 |
## Section 17.08. Adverse Possession. | The municipality may not be divested of title to real property by adverse possession. | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.116211 | -1.695313 | -0.136597 | -1.044922 |
## Section 17.09. Actionable Claims. | Except as provided in Section 17.10 of this charter, provisions of law governing claims against municipal corporations apply to claims actionable against the municipality. | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.155273 | -0.330078 | -1.166016 | -1.454102 |
## Section 17.10. Claims for Injuries. | (a) **Notice of Injury.** The municipality shall not be liable in damages for injury to person or property by reason of negligence or gross negligence unless, within four months after the injury occurs, the person damaged or his representative serves written notice to an officer upon whom process may be served. The not... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.02919 | 0.262939 | -0.631348 | 0.374023 |
### Section 18.01. Effective Date. | Except as provided for in Sections 18.02 and 18.03 which shall be effective upon ratification, the newly elected municipal assembly will assume full control of the area unified by this charter on its effective date, December 2, 1971, at which time the former governments shall cease to exist.
No elected positions shall... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.580078 | 0.104614 | -0.933594 | -0.886719 |
### Section 18.02. Election. | The first election after ratification of this charter shall take place on November 2, 1971 and shall be for the purpose of electing the first assembly and to elect school board members to replace those whose terms ordinarily would have expired in October, 1971. The election shall be held subject to and regulated by Sec... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.478516 | -1.056641 | -1.135742 | -1.069336 |
### Section 18.03. First Meeting of Assembly. | The assembly shall meet and organize within seven days of certification of the election subject to and regulated by Section 2.06 of this charter. From the time of the first meeting of the assembly the provisions of this charter shall be in effect insofar as they are applicable to the selection of an administrator, admi... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.629883 | -0.791992 | -1.393555 | -1.367188 |
### Section 18.04. Costs. | Costs incurred in the administration of this charter from the date of ratification to December 2, 1971, shall be paid from area-wide funds of the Greater Sitka Borough upon proper verification. | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.237305 | -1.319336 | -1.182617 | -1.454102 |
### Section 18.05. Cooperation of Local Governments. | To provide a period for an orderly transition and for the new municipal government to organize, the governments being unified shall continue to function in their respective areas until December 2, 1971. All officers, employees, departments, offices, committees, boards and commissions of local governments shall cooperat... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.568359 | -0.45166 | -0.919922 | -0.463867 |
### Section 18.06. Transitional Budgets. | Following ratification of this charter, the municipality shall operate under the budgets of the governments to be unified until June 30, 1972.
Before December 2, 1971, the local governments affected by this charter whose fiscal years end on December 31, 1971 shall prepare budgets covering the six-month period from Jan... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.740234 | -0.118225 | -1.387695 | -1.351563 |
## Section 18.07. Transitional Audits. | Transitional audits of the local governments to be dissolved shall be performed within 30 days after December 2, 1971, and presented to the municipal assembly on completion. Any audit which would have normally been made at December 31, 1971, shall be postponed until June 30, 1972. | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.433594 | -1.431641 | -0.652344 | -0.704102 |
## Section 18.08. Continuation of Employment. | All employees of governments being unified shall continue in employment until the assembly adopts by ordinance an administrative code; current employees of the former governments may be terminated only for cause. Salaries and benefits enjoyed under their former employment shall continue until the new code is effective.... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.467773 | -0.278564 | -0.070984 | -0.930176 |
## Section 18.09. Administrative Code and Personnel Policy. | By July 1, 1972, the assembly shall adopt by ordinance an administrative code and personnel policies, subject to and regulated by Section 3.05 of this charter. | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.552734 | -0.581543 | -1.027344 | -1.416016 |
## Section 18.10. Boards, Committees, and Commissions. | Except for those provided for by this charter, all appointed committees, commissions, and boards in effect at the time this charter is ratified shall be dissolved one year after the effective date of this charter unless sooner abolished or specifically continued by ordinance. | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.320313 | -1.244141 | -0.719727 | -1.182617 |
## Section 18.11. Ordinances and Resolutions. | To the extent not inconsistent with the charter, ordinances, resolutions and orders of local governments to be dissolved shall continue in full force and effect in their respective jurisdictions until no later than 2 years after ratification of this charter when they shall expire, unless after substantive review by the... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.395508 | 0.322754 | -0.814941 | -0.844727 |
## Section 18.12. Preunification Assets, Liabilities, Sales Taxes, Reserves, and Franchises. | (a) Assets and Liabilities. The municipality shall succeed to all the assets and liabilities of the local governments. Bonded indebtedness incurred before unification shall remain the tax obligation of the area which contracted the debt, except that the tax obligation shall be spread over a larger area by vote of the a... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.352539 | 0.845703 | -1.435547 | -0.786621 |
## Section 18.13. Functions to Continue. | Subject to Article XIV of this charter, service areas and local improvement districts in existence at the time of enactment of this charter shall continue to exist. The area of the City of Sitka shall comprise a service area. The functions of local government and service areas being exercised immediately prior to enact... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.129883 | -0.086121 | -1.306641 | -0.999023 |
## Section 18.14. Continuance of Actions. | The adoption of this charter shall not abate or otherwise affect any action, cause of action, claim or proceeding, civil or criminal, by or against a local government to be dissolved and which had accrued at the time of the effective date of this charter. All applications, petitions, hearings, and other proceedings pen... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.231445 | -1.026367 | -0.86084 | -0.695313 |
## Section 18.15. Salaries. | Assembly members shall receive an initial monthly salary of $25.00 per regular meeting attended, $4.00 per special meeting attended, and $10.00 per work session attended. In addition to payment for meetings attended, the Mayor shall receive $150.00 per month. | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.30957 | -2.640625 | -0.560547 | -1.536133 |
## Section 18.16. Penalties. | By July 1, 1973, the assembly by ordinance shall prescribe penalties for violations of this charter if no penalty is prescribed by this charter.
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### Section 20.01. Sitka Community Hospital Dedicated Fund. | A Sitka Community Hospital Dedicated Fund is hereby created. The Sitka Community Hospital Dedicated Fund shall be maintained separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of the City and Borough. The Sitka Community Hospital Dedicated Fund shall only be used to pay for the debt service needs of the former Sitka ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.854492 | -0.847656 | -0.473877 | -0.826172 |
### Section 20.04. Flow of Money into the Sitka Community Hospital Dedicated Fund from an Excise Tax on Cigarettes and Tobacco Products. | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an amount of money equal to the City and Borough’s revenues from enacting an excise tax on cigarettes and tobacco products shall be deposited each year into the Sitka Community Hospital Dedicated Fund.
We, the duly elected members of the Sitka Charter Commission, having been... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.992676 | -0.294434 | -0.317383 | -0.278076 |
# SITKA CODE | **Note:** S.C.C., as used herein, means the Sitka General Code. (Sitka City Code).
B.C.S., as used herein, means the Greater Sitka Borough General Code. (Borough Code, Sitka).
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### § 1.01.010. Adoption. | As authorized by AS 29.25.050, there is hereby adopted the “Sitka General Code.”
(S.G.C. 1.01.010; Ord. 74-120 § 2, 1974; Ord. 15-15 § 4, 2015) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.449219 | -0.154419 | -1.296875 | -1.427734 |
### § 1.01.020. Title – Citation – Reference. | This code shall be known as the “Sitka General Code” and it shall be sufficient to refer to said code as the “Sitka General Code” in any prosecution for the violation of any provision thereof or in any proceeding at law or equity. It shall be sufficient to designate any ordinance adding to, amending, correcting or repe... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.183594 | 0.134033 | -1.523438 | -1.404297 |
### § 1.01.030. Codification authority. | This code consists of all the regulatory and penal ordinances and certain of the administrative ordinances of the city and borough of Sitka, Alaska, codified pursuant to the provisions of AS 29.25.050.
(S.G.C. 1.01.030; Ord. 74-120 § 4, 1974; Ord. 15-15 § 4, 2015) | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.545898 | 0.284668 | -1.509766 | -1.488281 |
### § 1.01.050. Reference applies to amendments. | Whenever a reference is made to this code as the “Sitka General Code,” or to any portion thereof, or to any ordinance of the city and borough of Sitka, Alaska, the reference shall apply to all amendments, corrections and additions heretofore, now, or hereafter made.
(S.G.C. 1.01.050; Ord. 74-120 § 6, 1974) | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.373047 | -0.687988 | -1.242188 | -1.420898 |
### § 1.01.070. Reference to specific ordinances. | The provisions of this code shall not in any manner affect matters of record which refer to, or are otherwise connected with, ordinances which are therein specifically designated by number or
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otherwise and which are included within the code, but such reference shall ... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.477539 | 0.487549 | -1.605469 | -1.65918 |
## § 1.01.080. Effect of code on past actions and obligations. | Neither the adoption of this code nor the repeal or amendments hereby of any ordinance or part or portion of any ordinance of the city and borough of Sitka shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations or ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a w... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.603516 | 0.714844 | -0.90332 | -0.858887 |
## § 1.01.090. Effective date. | This code shall become effective on April 10, 1974, the day after the date of the passage of the ordinance codified in this chapter.
(S.G.C. 1.01.090; Ord. 74-120 § 10, 1974) | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.532227 | -1.333008 | -1.204102 | -1.654297 |
## § 1.01.100. Constitutionality. | If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this code is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this code. The assembly declares that it would have passed this code, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and ... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.364258 | -0.741699 | -1.12793 | -1.099609 |
### § 1.05.010. Definitions. | The following words and phrases, whenever used in ordinances of the city and borough of Sitka, Alaska, or in any ordinance of any predecessor municipal government thereof, which ordinances have been or are adopted as ordinances of the city and borough of Sitka, Alaska, shall be construed as defined in this section unle... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.653809 | 1.21582 | -0.833984 | -1.133789 |
## § 1.05.090. Use of city seal. | A. The official seal of the city and borough of Sitka is a symbol of authority and jurisdiction of the city. As a valuable asset of the city and its citizens, the assembly seeks to insure that it is used only for appropriate purposes.
B. The municipal clerk shall have charge of the seal of the city and borough of Sitk... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.577148 | -0.899414 | 0.343994 | 0.726074 |
## § 1.05.100. Forest policy. | A. The policy of the city and borough is, in general, to not oppose the use of timber harvest and silvicultural systems on all public lands identified as appropriate by the U.S. Forest Service and to encourage the U.S. Forest Service to provide a reliable, continuous supply of timber sales in the Sitka area that will s... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.716309 | -0.215332 | -0.150513 | 0.343262 |
### § 1.15.010. Codes of technical regulations. | Upon introduction of an ordinance adopting any standard published code of technical regulations, the assembly promptly shall cause at least five copies to be made available for public inspection and shall cause to be published, by means indicated in Charter Section 3.02, and together with the notice of hearing, a notic... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.232422 | 0.785156 | -1.213867 | -0.949219 |
### § 1.15.020. Ordinances included in code. | The assembly, with the advice and assistance of a legal advisor, shall cause each ordinance and resolution having the force and effect of law to be printed as promptly as possible following its adoption in the following manner:
A. Ordinances enacted by the assembly of the city and borough general and permanent in natu... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.389648 | -0.265381 | -1.354492 | -0.908691 |
### § 1.15.030. Revision. | A. The administrator, with the advice and assistance of a legal advisor, shall cause the Sitka General Code to be revised and published at least every five years.
B. The assembly, with the advice and assistance of a legal advisor, shall cause to be edited the ordinances for consolidation in the Sitka General Code with... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.900391 | 1.155273 | -1.117188 | -0.943359 |
### § 1.20.010. Public records open to inspection and copying – Fees. | **A.** Unless specifically provided otherwise, the public records of the city and borough of Sitka are open to inspection by the public under reasonable rules during regular office hours. The employee having the custody of public records shall give, on request and payment of the fee established under this section or SG... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.164063 | -0.044556 | -0.377441 | -0.662598 |
### § 1.20.020. Disposition of tax information. | **A.** Information in the possession of the finance department that discloses the particulars of the business or affairs of a taxpayer or other person is not a matter of public record, except as provided in AS 43.05.230(i) or for purposes of investigation and law enforcement. The information shall be kept confidential ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.277832 | 0.777344 | 0.189453 | 0.079346 |
## § 1.20.030. Electronic services and products. | A. Notwithstanding SGC § 1.20.100(A) and (B) to the contrary, upon request and payment of a fee established under subsection B of this section, a department may provide electronic services and products involving public records to members of the public. A department is encouraged to make information available in usable ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.241089 | 0.76709 | -0.674805 | -0.273682 |
## § 1.20.040. Public records exceptions – Certified copies. | A. Every person has a right to inspect a public record except:
1. Records pertaining to juveniles unless disclosure is authorized by law;
2. Medical and related public health records;
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3. Records required to be kept confidential by a federal law or regulatio... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.668945 | 1.290039 | -0.012741 | 0.138306 |
### § 1.21.010. Records management program. | Records management program standards will be established for the maintenance and security of city and borough of Sitka records. The records management program shall provide for the orderly and efficient management, retention, preservation and disposal of records. This program will establish standards for the preparatio... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.115234 | 0.157349 | -0.678711 | -0.508789 |
### § 1.21.015. Records manager. | The municipal clerk is the records manager and is custodian of the official records relating to the assembly and administration of the city and borough of Sitka.
(S.G.C. 1.35.015; Ord. 02-1660 § 4, 2002; Ord. 07-20 § 4, 2007) | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.421875 | -1.194336 | -1.321289 | -1.642578 |
### § 1.21.020. Records archivist. | The records archivist works directly under the direction of the municipal clerk to ensure that the records management program is being implemented according to AS 40.21 and this chapter.
(S.G.C. 1.35.020; Ord. 07-20 § 4, 2007) | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.265625 | -0.372803 | -0.961426 | -1.40332 |
### § 1.21.025. Records coordinators. | The head of each department shall designate one person to be its records manager, who will be the custodian of that department’s records. The head of each department will notify the records manager of that appointment.
(S.G.C. 1.35.025; Ord. 02-1660 § 4, 2002; Ord. 07-20 § 4, 2007) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.578125 | -1.387695 | -0.916504 | -1.407227 |
### § 1.21.030. Records review committee. | There shall be a records review committee to work with the municipal clerk and records archivist on the records management program. Members of that committee will be the finance director, information services director, and municipal clerk; outcomes and decisions will be approved by the municipal attorney.
(S.G.C. 1.3... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.435547 | -0.397949 | -1.164063 | -1.508789 |
### § 1.21.035. Records retention schedule. | The city and borough of Sitka adopts the attached records retention schedule specific to the city and borough of Sitka’s records, noting that this is considered a “living” document. As new record series are added or no longer in circulation, the schedule will be revised noting the latest date of revision.
(S.G.C. 1.35... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.439453 | -0.429932 | -0.770508 | -1.435547 |
#### A. General. | 1. Each department will designate one person to the records manager to act as a records coordinator. He or she will be custodian of that department’s records, and will offer input as to the management of its department’s records.
2. Each department will have written standards for orderly, efficient records maintenance... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.200195 | -0.390869 | -0.431152 | -0.95166 |
#### B. Records Retention Schedule. | 1. The city and borough of Sitka adopts the attached records retention schedule specific to the city and borough of Sitka’s records, noting that this is considered a “living” document and as new records are added or no longer in circulation, the schedule will be revised noting the latest date of revision. (July 2007)
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### § 1.25.010. Enhanced 911 emergency reporting system. | Pursuant to AS 29.35.131 through 29.35.137, local exchange telephone companies providing service within the municipality and wireless telephone companies providing wireless telephone service within the municipality shall cooperate in the establishment of an enhanced 911 emergency reporting system.
(S.G.C. 1.24.010; O... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.123047 | -0.398926 | -1.119141 | 0.159058 |
### § 1.25.020. Definitions. | “911 service area” or “enhanced 911 service area” means the area within the municipality served by roads, wire-carried telephone service, or wireless telephone service.
“Enhanced 911 equipment” means any equipment dedicated to the operation of, or use in, the establishment, operation or maintenance of an enhanced 911 ... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.147583 | 1.121094 | -0.295898 | 0.60498 |
## § 1.25.030. Enhanced emergency reporting systems. | The municipality may purchase, lease or contract for any enhanced 911 equipment or services required to establish and maintain an enhanced 911 system at public safety answering points from a local exchange telephone company or other qualified vendor of an enhanced 911 system. (S.G.C. 1.24.030; Ord. 99-1541 § 4, 1999; O... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.923828 | -0.411865 | -0.777832 | -0.043488 |
## § 1.25.040. Enhanced 911 surcharge. | A. A surcharge in the amount of $1.48 per month is imposed on all local exchange access lines in the municipality to fund the enhanced 911 system. A surcharge in the amount of $1.48 per month is imposed on each wireless telephone number that is billed to an address within the municipality. These surcharges shall be rev... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.204346 | 1.256836 | 0.137329 | 0.756348 |
### § 1.30.010. Management. | Service areas shall be operated and managed by the municipal administrator and the assembly in the same manner as other municipal functions.
(S.G.C. 1.16.010; Ord. 73-70 § 6, 1973; Ord. 74-127 § 4(B), 1974)
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### § 1.35.010. Written notice to owner required. | Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any provisions of the Sitka General Code, or whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that there exists a violation of the Sitka General Code in any building or upon any premises within the jurisdiction of the city and borough, any authorized official of the muni... | true | Rules | Buildings | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.53418 | 0.214478 | 0.033081 | 0.24292 |
### § 1.40.010. Definitions. | For purposes of this chapter:
“Disability” means, with respect to a person:
1. A physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of a person’s major life activities;
2. A record of having such impairment; or
3. Being regarded as having such an impairment. “Disability” does not include current, ... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | 1.583008 | 0.813477 | 0.932129 | 1.306641 |
## § 1.40.050. Discrimination in public accommodations. | A. It shall be a prohibited discriminatory public accommodation practice for any person, including any owner, lessee, manager, proprietor, custodian, agent, or employee of a place of public accommodation, to discriminate against any individual because of race, color, age, religion, sex, familial status, disability, sex... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.895996 | 0.293945 | 0.60791 | 1.329102 |
## § 1.40.060. Lawful practices. | A. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to preempt federal law with respect to a federally recognized tribe granting preference in employment or housing to tribal citizens.
B. The provisions of SGC § 1.40.040(A)(3) shall not apply to rental of a room or rooms in a dwelling unit actually occupied by the owner or ... | true | Rules | Zoning | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.682129 | 1.229492 | 0.558105 | 0.511719 |
### § 1.45.010. Violations – Penalty. | A. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of the ordinances of the city and borough is guilty of a violation.
B. Unless another penalty is specifically provided in such ordinances for any such violation or failure to comply, the offense shall be punishabl... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.835938 | -0.469238 | -0.227783 | 0.303711 |
### § 1.45.020. Failure to pay fine. | Contumacious failure or refusal to pay a fine is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $300.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both.
(S.G.C. 1.12.020; Ord. 73-62 § 3, 1973)
City of Sitka, AK | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.094177 | -1.490234 | 0.31665 | 0.726074 |
### § 2.05.010. Agenda. | **A.** At all regular meetings, the order of business shall be:
1. Call to order;
2. Flag salute;
3. Recital of Lands Acknowledgment by mayor, “The Assembly of the City and Borough of Sitka would like to respectfully acknowledge the traditional first people of Sheet’ Ká, with gratitude we proceed on Tlingit Aani”;
... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.438477 | 0.927734 | -1.177734 | -1.168945 |
## § 2.05.020. Meetings. | A. Regular meetings of the assembly shall be held at 6:00 p.m. in the appointed meeting place on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each calendar month or as otherwise prescribed in SGC §§ 2.05.170 and 2.05.180.
B. The places of such meetings shall be prescribed by the assembly.
C. Special meetings of the assembly may... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.717773 | 0.410645 | -0.878906 | -0.766602 |
## § 2.05.035. Introduction of ordinances and resolutions. | A. Introduction of ordinances and resolutions by the assembly. Each ordinance and resolution introduced by an assembly member shall have the sponsorship of two assembly members before introduction of the ordinance and resolution. The supporters of the introduction of the ordinance and resolution shall be listed as spon... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.345703 | -0.606934 | -0.899414 | -1.423828 |
## § 2.05.040. Committees. | A. The assembly shall have the following standing committees:
1. Police and fire;
2. Utilities and finance;
3. Airport, harbors and transportation;
4. Streets and roads;
5. Parks and recreation;
6. Public sanitation;
7. Public health services;
and shall have such special committees as may be appointed. Any asse... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.637207 | 0.709961 | -0.989258 | -0.92627 |
## § 2.05.170. Regular meetings. | Regular meetings of the assembly shall be held at 6:00 p.m. in the appointed meeting place on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each calendar month. If such day is a holiday, or if other reasonable conflict occurs making a change appear to be necessary, such meeting shall be held at an hour and on a day more convenient... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.170898 | -1.259766 | -0.936523 | -1.181641 |
## § 2.05.180. Special meetings. | Special meetings of the assembly may be held at any time upon call, briefly stating the purpose, of the mayor or of four or more members and, whenever practicable, upon no less than six hours’ notice to each member. Notice shall be given in either of the following manners:
A. By call given at a regular or special meet... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.091797 | -0.558105 | -0.646973 | -1.097656 |
## § 2.05.185. Remote participation by the mayor and assembly members. | A. The mayor or any assembly member may participate in and vote at a regular meeting, special meeting, emergency meeting, or work session of the assembly by remote participation (videoconferencing or similar technology) provided the following circumstances are met:
1. The meeting or work session is held with a quorum ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.444336 | 0.75 | -0.369141 | -0.217529 |
### § 2.10.010. Departments. | The following departments of the city and borough are established:
A. Administration and finance;
B. Electric department;
C. Department of public works;
D. Police and fire departments;
E. Law;
F. Public school system;
G. Hospital;
H. Library;
I. Harbors department.
(S.G.C. 2.08.010; Ord. 72-5 § 3, 197... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.239258 | -1.407227 | -1.079102 | -1.253906 |
### § 2.10.015. Selection of acting administrator. | No later than January 15th of each calendar year, the administrator shall provide in writing to the assembly a list of at least three department heads from which the administrator can select a person to serve as acting administrator for a given period of time during the next 12 months. The administrator will select fro... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.865234 | -0.481934 | -0.787598 | -1.046875 |
### § 2.10.020. Responsibility. | The responsibility of the departments named in SGC § 2.10.010 shall be as follows in SGC § 2.10.030 to 2.10.080.
(S.G.C. 2.08.020; Ord. 72-5 § 4, 1972) | false | Context | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.223633 | 0.39917 | -1.208008 | -1.682617 |
## § 2.10.120. Respect for the public. | A. No municipal employee shall discriminate against any member of the public on the basis of a person’s race or cultural heritage in the performance of their duties.
B. No municipal employee shall make uncomplimentary or demeaning comments about any member of the public in the performance of their duties where such co... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.016327 | -0.328613 | 0.55957 | 0.733398 |
## § 2.10.125. Local control of labor relations through collective bargaining. | A. Declaration of policy. The assembly declares that it is the policy of the city and borough to promote harmonious and cooperative relations between government and its employees and to protect the public by ensuring orderly and effective operations of government. These policies are to be effectuated by recognizing the... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | 0.442871 | 1.445313 | -0.426514 | 0.185791 |
### § 2.15.020. Fire chief – Authority and responsibilities. | A. The fire chief shall be the emergency manager for the city and borough of Sitka under the authority of the city and borough municipal administrator.
B. The fire chief shall adopt, update, implement and maintain the NIMS (National Incident Management System) for the city and borough of Sitka to include the ICS (Inci... | true | Rules | Buildings | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.009888 | 0.802734 | 0.300293 | 1.080078 |
### § 2.20.010. Establishment. | There shall be a police department in and for the municipality to be known as the Sitka police department. It shall consist of a police chief and such other officers as may be deemed necessary for the effective operation of the department.
(S.G.C. 2.25.010; Ord. 88-842 § 4, 1988) | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.245117 | -1.387695 | -0.859375 | -0.936523 |
### § 2.20.020. Appointments. | The chief of police shall be appointed by the administrator with the approval of the assembly.
All other appointments to or promotions within the department shall be made by the chief of police subject to the approval of the administrator.
(S.G.C. 2.25.020; Ord. 88-842 § 4, 1988) | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.015625 | -1.044922 | -1.088867 | -1.234375 |
### § 2.20.030. Rank. | The chief of police shall be the head of the department and have supervision over all officers and members thereof.
(S.G.C. 2.25.030; Ord. 88-842 § 4, 1988) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.27832 | -1.31543 | -0.888672 | -1.447266 |
### § 2.20.040. Duties of the chief. | The chief of police shall be the keeper of the municipal jail and shall have custody of all persons incarcerated therein. He shall keep such records, and make such records concerning the activities of his department, as may be required by statute or by the assembly. The chief shall be responsible for the performance by... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.086914 | -1.141602 | -0.59375 | -0.874023 |
### § 2.20.050. Duties. | It shall be the duty of the members of the Sitka police department to see to the enforcement of all the ordinances of the municipality and all state statutes applicable therein; to preserve order therein; to prevent infractions of law and arrest violators thereof.
(S.G.C. 2.25.050; Ord. 88-842 § 4, 1988) | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.082764 | -0.837891 | -0.60791 | -0.196777 |
### § 2.20.060. Serving process. | No member of the police department, except the chief, shall serve any process, except on command of the chief of the police department.
(S.G.C. 2.25.060; Ord. 88-842 § 4, 1988) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.285156 | -1.287109 | -0.276123 | -1.041016 |
### § 2.20.070. Conduct of members. | It shall be the duty of members of the police department to conduct themselves in a proper law-abiding manner at all times and to avoid the use of unnecessary force. Each member of the department shall obey the lawful orders and directions of their superior.
City of Sitka, AK
§ 2.20.070 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL § ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.52832 | -1.043945 | -0.119202 | -0.348633 |
## § 2.20.080. Rules and regulations. | The chief of police of the Sitka police department may make or prescribe rules and regulations as he deems advisable, consistent with accepted police practices. Such rules as approved by the administrator shall be binding upon members of the Sitka police department. Such rules and regulations shall cover, besides the c... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.52832 | -0.390381 | -0.378906 | -0.88623 |
## § 2.20.090. Organization. | The chief of police shall create such divisions within said department as he deems necessary for the correct performance of the duties assigned to the police department, subject to the approval of the administrator of the city and borough.
(S.G.C. 2.25.090; Ord. 88-842 § 4, 1988) | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.874512 | -0.924805 | -0.978027 | -1.352539 |
## § 2.20.100. Equal opportunity in making appointments to the police department. | No person shall be deprived of an opportunity to serve on the police department because of race, religion, skin color, national origin, or sex. No arbitrary rules on height, weight, or achievement of strength, unrelated to job needs, shall be imposed. No handicapped person shall be denied, merely by virtue of being han... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.666016 | -1.058594 | 0.104614 | -0.155762 |
### § 2.25.010. Quorum. | In order for a municipal board, commission or committee to conduct a meeting, except to adjourn to a later time and/or date, a quorum must be present. A quorum shall be not less than 50 percent of the total membership of the board, commission or committee. Vacancies in memberships shall be counted in determining whethe... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.43457 | -1.144531 | -0.676758 | -1.169922 |
### § 2.25.020. Affirmative vote on actions. | Action by a board, commission or committee shall be by affirmative vote. The affirmative vote of no less than 50 percent of the membership of the board, commission or committee shall be required for such action to be taken. Vacant memberships shall be counted in determining whether or not this majority requirement is m... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.25 | -0.882324 | -0.679199 | -1.106445 |
### § 2.25.030. Recommendations – Endorsement. | All recommendations forwarded to the assembly of the city and borough shall have the endorsement of the majority of the entire committee, and the vote taken on the proposal shall be reflected in the forwarded recommendation.
(S.G.C. 2.60.030; Ord. 74-114 § 3(d), 1974) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.59668 | -1.231445 | -1.376953 | -1.361328 |
### § 2.25.040. Unexcused absences – Vacancies. | A. The minutes of each board or commission shall show those in attendance at each meeting, and whether an absent member is excused or not. Three unexcused absences, as determined by the appointed board or commission, in one year by a member shall automatically be cause for forfeiture of membership position.
B. The vac... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.998535 | -0.691406 | 0.418457 | -0.442383 |
### § 2.25.050. Teleconference participation. | A. The use of teleconferencing at meetings of boards, commissions and committees is for the convenience of government officials and the public. Teleconference participation by the members of boards, commissions and committees and the public is authorized by AS 44.62.310(a) and 44.62.312. While physical presence of the ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -0.790039 | 0.70459 | -0.05191 | -0.90332 |
### § 2.30.010. Health needs and human services commission. | There shall be a commission known as the health needs and human services commission which shall be composed of seven members appointed by the assembly and, to the extent deemed advisable by the assembly, include professionals from among the fields of health and human services including medicine, psychology, public heal... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.188477 | -0.549316 | -1.035156 | -0.583008 |
### § 2.30.020. Term. | The term of a member shall be three years or until a successor is appointed; except, term of the assembly liaison shall be for one year. The first members appointed to the commission shall, upon appointment, determine the length of the terms so that the terms of three members shall be for one year and the terms of two ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | sitka | null | -1.248047 | -0.091919 | -1.410156 | -1.266602 |
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