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### NOTICE OF ELECTION CONTEST | The undersigned contest the election of the City of Utqiagvik held on the ____ day of ________. The grounds for the contest are as follows: _______________________________
Signature(s) and date
(Notarization)
C. Upon receiving notice of the contest from the clerk, the council shall conduct an investigation of the gr... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.977539 | 1.069336 | -0.359375 | 1.342773 |
## § 2.36.290. Date of general election. | There shall be a general election annually on the first Tuesday of October for the purpose of electing municipal officials whose terms are about to expire or whose seats have become vacant, and to decide such other questions or propositions as may be required by law to be on the ballot. (Ord. 2002-04 § 2(part)) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.477539 | -2.115234 | -1.056641 | -1.246094 |
## § 2.36.300. Special elections. | The city council may call a special election to decide any question that must by law be decided by the voters at any time; provided, that the election date must be preceded by at least twenty days' public notice. (Ord. 2002-04 § 2(part)) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.139648 | -1.652344 | -0.827148 | -0.721191 |
## § 2.36.310. Nominations for office. | Nominations for elective office shall be made by declaration of candidacy. (Ord. 2002-04 § 2(part)) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.333984 | -1.413086 | -0.837402 | -1.400391 |
## § 2.36.320. Declaration of candidacy – Form. | Declaration of candidacy shall be made in substantially the following form:
I, (name of candidate), hereby declare my candidacy for the office of (name of office) of the City of Utqiagvik, which office is to be contested at the election to be held on the ____ day of ________, 20__.
I further declare that I am a citiz... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.455078 | -1.12793 | -0.788574 | -1.139648 |
## § 2.36.330. Declaration of candidacy – Filing. | Declarations of candidacy must be completed and filed with the city clerk no earlier than fifty-five days nor later than forty days before the date of election. The clerk shall publish at least twenty days before the beginning of the foregoing filing period in a newspaper of general circulation in the city a notice to ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.935547 | 0.065186 | -0.298584 | -0.780273 |
### § 2.36.340. Declaration of candidacy – Proper form. | Within four business days after the filing of the declaration of candidacy, the clerk shall notify the candidate named in the declaration whether or not it is in proper form. If not, the clerk shall return it, with a statement certifying wherein the declaration is deficient, to the person who filed it. A new declaratio... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.519531 | -1.338867 | -0.390381 | -1.448242 |
### § 2.36.350. Withdrawal of nomination. | Any candidate nominated may withdraw his or her nomination at any time during the period for filing declarations of candidacy by filing with the city clerk an appropriate written notice.
(Ord. 2002-04 § 2(part)) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.045898 | -1.729492 | -0.215454 | -1.259766 |
### § 2.36.360. Determination of eligibility of candidate. | The clerk shall determine whether each candidate is qualified as provided by law. At any time before the election, the clerk may disqualify any candidate whom the clerk finds is not qualified.
(Ord. 2002-04 § 2(part)) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.628906 | -1.234375 | -0.191895 | -1.164063 |
### § 2.36.370. Local option elections. | Upon receipt of a petition for a local option election that meets the requirements of AS 04.11.507, the city clerk shall place upon a separate ballot at the next general or at a special election the local option question that constitutes the subject of the petition.
(Ord. 2002-04 § 2(part)) | false | Process | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.328125 | -0.807129 | -1.012695 | -1.298828 |
### § 2.36.380. Designation of seats. | Candidates for city council shall file for election by the voters at large, but for seats designated alphabetically as provided for in Section 2.08.020. A candidate may file for only one city council seat during each election.
(Ord. 2002-04 § 2(part)) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.529297 | -1.124023 | -0.758789 | -1.363281 |
### § 2.36.390. Preserving and destroying ballots. | The clerk shall preserve all official ballots in a secure manner for one year from the date of the election. Upon the expiration of the year, the clerk shall shred, recycle, or otherwise completely destroy the ballots upon direction of the council, and make and keep a written affidavit that the ballots have been destro... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.890137 | -0.919434 | -0.11084 | -0.467285 |
## § 2.36.400. Voting information. | Within sixty days after each election, the clerk shall certify and send to the director of the state of Alaska Division of Elections the official registration list containing the names, residence addresses, and voter numbers of all persons voting in each precinct in that election. The names of the persons who voted in ... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.993164 | -1.191406 | -0.830078 | -1.013672 |
## § 2.36.410. Two-term limit for city council member. | The limitation on the number of consecutive terms provided for in Sections 2.04.020(B) and 2.08.020(D) (enacted in Ordinance 02-2001) shall not be applied retroactively to include any terms served in whole or in part prior to October 4, 2001, the date of certification of the October 2, 2001, election. Only those terms ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.380859 | 0.240112 | -0.820313 | -1.183594 |
### § 3.01.010. Adoption of employment policies. | The city council of Utqiagvik ("city council") hereby adopts the city of Utqiagvik employment policies and procedures attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter as Exhibit 1 ("city employment policies and procedures"). The city employment policies and procedures may be amended by the city council from time to t... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.389648 | -0.308838 | -0.825684 | -1.217773 |
### § 3.01.020. Personnel system. | In accordance with AS 29.20.410(a), appointments and promotions of employees in the classified service are made on the basis of merit. Such employees are employed on an at-will basis. Such employees are referred to as "regular employees" or "classified employees." The city employment policies and procedures apply to re... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.232422 | -0.315674 | -0.480957 | -1.492188 |
### § 3.01.030. Confidential or managerial positions. | A. In accordance with AS 29.20.410(b), the following positions are wholly exempt from the classified service, are filled by the mayor, and serve at the pleasure of the mayor:
1. The city clerk;
2. The finance director;
3. The recreation director;
4. The director of disaster and civil defense;
5. The special assistant ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.183594 | -0.322998 | -0.264404 | -0.933594 |
### § 3.01.040. Rejection of Public Employment Relations Act. | The application of the Public Employment Relations Act, AS 23.40.070 et seq., to the city is rejected.
(Ord. 01-2017 § 2(part))
City of Utqiagvik, AK
PERSONNEL
City of Utqiagvik, AK
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### § 4.04.010. Fiscal year. | The fiscal year of the city government shall begin on the first day of July and end on the last day of June of each calendar year. The fiscal year shall also constitute the budget and accounting year.
(prior code § 3.05.010; Ord. 74-2a § 1(part); Ord. 88-7 § 3(part)) | false | Context | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.391602 | -2.099609 | -0.814453 | -1.689453 |
### § 4.04.020. Public records. | The budget estimate and, upon adoption, the budget and budget message shall be a public record open to inspection in the office of the city clerk.
(prior code § 3.05.030; Ord. 74-2a § 1(part); Ord. 88-7 § 3(part)) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.492188 | -1.245117 | -1.000977 | -1.40625 |
### § 4.04.030. Estimate. | The mayor shall prepare and submit to the council not later than May 1st of each year the annual budget estimate for the following fiscal year and a budget message. The budget estimate shall cover and appropriate for all expenditures of money, including contract and other commitments, except appropriations for expendit... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.353516 | -1.064453 | -1.147461 | -1.328125 |
### § 4.04.040. Public hearing. | The council shall fix the time and place for a public hearing on the budget estimate. The city clerk shall publish notice of the hearing, together with a summary of the budget estimate, not more than ten nor less than five days prior to the time fixed for the hearing. All interested persons shall be given a reasonable ... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.178711 | -1.467773 | -0.861816 | -0.973633 |
### § 4.04.050. Adoption. | The council shall adopt the budget and make the appropriation by ordinance not later than June 15th. Failing adoption, the budget estimate as submitted or amended shall go into effect and be deemed to have been adopted by the council, and the proposed expenditures therein shall become the appropriations for the next fi... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.460938 | -1.049805 | -1.299805 | -1.433594 |
### § 4.04.060. Amendment. | The budget may be amended by the council at any time after adoption; provided, that amendment is made via ordinance and in accordance with the notice procedures provided for an ordinance in Sections 2.08.054 and 2.12.090(A)(3).
(prior code § 3.05.060; Ord. 74-2a § 1(part); Ord. 88-7 § 3(part); Ord. 15-2017 § 15) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.229492 | -0.03537 | -1.276367 | -1.521484 |
### § 4.04.070. Encumbrance. | No budget appropriations may be encumbered without prior certification by the mayor that there
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§ 4.04.070 UTQIAĠVIK CODE § 4.04.110
is an unencumbered appropriation sufficient to cover such encumbrance and sufficient funds available to meet the expenditure.
(prior code § 3.05.070(part); O... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.138672 | 0.493164 | -0.784668 | -0.951172 |
## § 4.04.080. Excess liability – Lapse of appropriations. | The mayor shall not permit, without council approval, during any budget year, an expenditure or contract incurring any liability in excess of the amount appropriated for each department of the city. All appropriations covered by the budget lapse at the end of the budget year to the extent that they have not been expend... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.931152 | -0.782227 | -0.089722 | -0.203369 |
## § 4.04.090. Transfers. | The mayor may approve intradepartmental transfers of appropriated funds; provided, however, that all interdepartmental transfers of appropriated funds shall be by ordinance of the council only the same as with an amendment to the budget.
(prior code § 3.05.070(part); Ord. 74-2a § 1(part); Ord. 88-7 § 3(part)) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.125 | -0.444824 | -1.139648 | -1.273438 |
## § 4.04.100. Biennial projection – Capital program. | At the same time the mayor prepares and submits his budget estimate under the provisions of Section 4.04.030, he shall present to the council as a working document a proposed two-year summary budget for the city, excluding capital improvement programs, in the same general form as the budget for the next fiscal year. Ad... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.479492 | -0.214722 | -1.018555 | -1.141602 |
## § 4.04.110. Preparation guidelines. | The budget, including the projected two-year summary budget as well as the five-year capital improvement program, shall be prepared in accordance with recommendations of the National Committee on Governmental Accounting of the Municipal Finance Officers Association.
(prior code § 3.05.090; Ord. 74-2a § 1(part); Ord. 8... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.730469 | 0.2854 | -1.238281 | -1.68457 |
## CHAPTER 4.08 | ANNUAL AUDIT
§ 4.08.010. Required.
The council shall provide for an annual independent audit of the accounts and other evidences of financial transactions of the city and of every city department. The audit shall be made by an accountant, designated by the council, who has no personal interest, direct or indirect, as... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.139648 | -0.105896 | -0.539063 | -0.640625 |
### § 4.12.010. Investment policy and objectives. | A. This chapter applies to the investment of all city moneys, unless otherwise provided expressly by ordinance. City moneys shall be invested only in accordance with this chapter.
B. All persons having responsibility for making decisions regarding the investment of city moneys shall utilize the same judgment and care,... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.080994 | 0.626953 | 0.069092 | 0.78125 |
### § 4.12.020. Persons authorized to invest city moneys. | The mayor is authorized to invest city moneys in accordance with this chapter, and shall ensure that no person invests city moneys other than in accordance with this chapter and the administrative procedures established under this chapter. The mayor may delegate daily management authority over the city investment progr... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.888672 | 0.606445 | -0.951172 | -0.706055 |
## § 4.12.030. Authorized investments. | A. City moneys shall be invested only in the following instruments. All securities purchased by the city, and all other city investments, must mature not later than the time indicated below, measured from the date of the city investment transaction:
1. U.S. Treasury securities, five years;
2. Other obligations guaran... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.248291 | 1.578125 | -0.484863 | 0.027252 |
## § 4.12.040. Insurance and collateralization. | A. If city moneys are invested in certificates of deposit or other deposits in a bank or savings and loan association, the entire amount of principal and interest which will by payable to the city upon maturity of the investment must be insured and/or collateralized by any combination of the following, unless otherwise... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.226318 | 1.342773 | -0.403809 | 0.208008 |
## § 4.12.070. Internal controls. | By administrative procedure, the mayor shall adopt and establish a system of internal controls within the financial services department, and the other departments of the city administrative staff, to provide checks and balances within the process by which city moneys are invested. The internal control shall be designed... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.193359 | -0.112488 | -0.354004 | 0.257813 |
## § 4.12.080. Investment reporting. | A. The mayor shall cause to the prepared and delivered to the council quarterly reports containing the following information about each investment in which city moneys were invested at any time during the quarter:
1. The type of investment;
2. The financial institution;
3. The face amount;
4. The interest rate;
5. The... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.728516 | -0.16333 | -1.057617 | -0.187622 |
## § 4.12.090. Qualification of financial institutions. | A. The mayor shall maintain a roster of financial institutions qualified to bid on city investments, called the qualified bidders list. If the investment is a repurchase agreement, certificate of deposit or other deposit, the financial institution in which moneys are invested must be on the qualified bidders list. If t... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.600098 | 1.541992 | -0.862793 | -0.425781 |
## § 4.12.150. Emergency powers. | Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the mayor determines that a reasonable possibility exists that the principal and interest of a city investment are not adequately secured for any reason, the mayor may take any or all of the following actions in order to protect the principal and interest of such ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 1.05957 | 0.37207 | 0.481934 | 1.833008 |
## § 4.12.160. Conflict of interest. | A. No elected official or employee of the city shall:
1. Take any action, make any decision, or exercise his official judgment or discretion with respect to a city investment with the intent to confer a benefit upon, or provide a material advantage to, himself, to a member of his immediate family, or to any financial ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.512695 | 1.039063 | -0.102356 | 0.240356 |
### § 4.16.005. Definitions. | As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall be defined as stated in this section:
"Cost," as applied to a proposed purchase of supplies, means the anticipated total cost of the supplies at the point in Utqiagvik at which they are to be delivered to the city, including the purchase price of the suppl... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.02832 | -0.509277 | -1.173828 | -1.185547 |
### § 4.16.010. Competitive bidding required. | All purchases of and contracts for supplies, services, construction and all sales of personal property shall, except as specifically provided in this chapter, be based on competitive bids.
(Ord. 2005-14 § 2(part)) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.158203 | -1.279297 | -0.834961 | -1.266602 |
### § 4.16.015. Exceptions to competition requirement. | A. The council shall, by resolution, authorize a purchase, contract or sale, provide the reasons therefor and specify how the purchase, contract or sale shall be made, when the purchase, contract or sale is a purchase of or contract for one or more of the following:
1. All purchases of and contracts for supplies, serv... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.232178 | 0.219116 | -0.3396 | 0.473877 |
### § 4.16.020. Purchase and sale generally. | A. Only purchases of and contracts for supplies, services, construction and all sales of personal property where the estimated cost of such purchase and/or construction exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars shall be purchased by formal, written contract from the lowest responsible bidder, after due notice inviting propo... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.412109 | 0.061188 | -1.03418 | -1.025391 |
## § 4.16.060. Rejection of bids. | The city council shall have the authority to reject all bids, parts of bids, or all bids for any one or more supplies or contractual services included in the proposed contract, when the public will be served thereby.
(Ord. 2005-14 § 2(part)) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.277588 | -1.055664 | -1.053711 | -1.021484 |
## § 4.16.070. Award of contract. | A. **Authority to Award Contracts.** The city council shall have the authority to award contracts within the purview of this chapter which have an estimated cost in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars. The mayor, with the exception of contracts authorized under Section 4.16.100, shall have the authority to award con... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.13269 | -0.344482 | -0.965332 | -0.744629 |
## § 4.16.090. Contractor bonding. | Contracts for construction, alteration or repair of public buildings or public works, where the cost is in excess of four hundred thousand dollars, shall be awarded only after the contractor has
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§ 4.16.090 REVENUE AND FINANCE § 4.16.120
provided payment and performance bonds pursuant to AS 36.25... | true | Rules | Buildings | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.950684 | 0.758789 | -0.682617 | -0.445068 |
## § 4.16.120. Construction contracts – Administration. | All contracts, as defined in Section 4.16.110(A), shall be administered by the mayor in accordance with the following provisions:
A. **Change Order, Proposal Required.** Any changes required in the work shall be made after receiving a written proposal from the contractor for additions to or deductions from the origina... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.27124 | 0.291992 | -0.470703 | 0.258057 |
## § 4.16.130. Disbursement setoffs. | A. Disbursement of moneys to a person, firm or corporation will be made only after the various receivable accounts of the general government and municipal utilities funds have been reviewed for outstanding balances owed. The disbursement will be reduced by setting off the amount of indebtedness due to the city from suc... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.383789 | 0.830078 | -1.001953 | -0.57959 |
### § 4.20.005. Temporary suspension of sales tax. | The city of Utqiagvik temporarily suspends the provisions of this chapter with the exception of the sale and use tax relating to importation of alcohol from July 1, 2004 until June 30, 2005 in exchange for payment by the North Slope Borough of five hundred thousand dollars.
(Ord. 98-06 § 4; Ord. 99-09 § 4; Ord. 2000-0... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.548828 | -0.563477 | -0.733398 | -0.178833 |
### § 4.20.010. Definitions. | As used in this chapter:
A. "Business" means any activity engaged in by any person, or caused to be engaged in by him or her, with the object of gain, benefit or advantage, either direct or indirect.
B. "Cost price" means the actual cost of an item or article of tangible personal property computed in the same manner ... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 1.87207 | 1.484375 | -1.212891 | -0.779785 |
## § 4.20.030. Rules and regulations. | The mayor may make and publish reasonable rules and regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and the collection of the revenue under this chapter.
(prior code § 3.32.030; Ord. 78-17 § 3(part); Ord. 88-7 § 3(part)) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.759766 | -0.482178 | -1.267578 | -1.511719 |
## § 4.20.040. Confidentiality. | Except in accordance with proper judicial order, or as provided by law, it is unlawful for the mayor or any agent, auditor or other officer or employee to divulge or make known in any manner the amount of sales, the amount of tax paid, or any other particulars set forth or disclosed in any return required by this chapt... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.082336 | 0.505371 | -1.063477 | -0.18689 |
## § 4.20.050. Exchange of information. | Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.20.040, the mayor may furnish to the tax officials of the state or its political subdivisions, or any other state and its political subdivisions, the District of Columbia and the United States and its territories any information contained in tax returns and reports and relate... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.733887 | 0.323486 | -1.360352 | -1.087891 |
## § 4.20.060. Imposed – Rate – Disputes. | A. There is levied and imposed, in addition to all other taxes and fees of every kind now imposed by law, a license or privilege tax upon every person who engages in this city in the business of selling at retail tangible personal property or of leasing or renting taxable services, the same to be collected in the amoun... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.296143 | 0.127563 | -0.811523 | -0.410156 |
## § 4.20.070. Exclusions and exemptions. | A. "Retail sale," "sale at retail" or "sale" does not include the sale of:
1. School lunches sold and served to pupils and employees of schools and subsidized by the government, school textbooks sold by a local school board or authorized agency thereof, and school textbooks sold by a college or other institution of le... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.804688 | 1.273438 | -1.295898 | -0.744629 |
## § 4.20.100. Registration – Required. | Every person desiring to engage in or conduct business as a dealer in the city shall file with the mayor an application for a certificate of registration for each place of business in the city. The application shall be filed within thirty days after such person becomes responsible to register as a dealer under this cha... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.293213 | -1.188477 | -0.230103 | -0.922852 |
## § 4.20.110. Registration – Application. | Every application for a certificate of registration shall be made upon a form prescribed by the mayor and shall set forth the name under which the applicant transacts or intends to transact business, the location of his place or places of business, and such other information as the mayor requires. The application shall... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.562012 | -0.763672 | -0.759766 | -1.318359 |
## § 4.20.120. Registration – Certification – Validity. | When required application has been made, the mayor shall certify on the necessary city business license that the applicant has registered the place of business for sales tax collection. Each place of business within the city requires a separate certification. A certificate of registration is not assignable and is valid... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.783203 | -0.614746 | -0.613281 | -1.21875 |
## § 4.20.130. Registration – Suspension or revocation. | Whenever any person fails to comply with any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the mayor relating thereto, the mayor, upon hearing, after giving such person ten days’ notice in writing, specifying the time and place of hearing and requiring him to show cause why his certificate of registration shou... | true | Enforcement | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 1.174805 | -0.180786 | 0.538086 | 0.841797 |
## § 4.20.140. Registration – Operation without. | Any person who engages in business as a dealer in the city without obtaining a certificate of registration or after a certificate of registration has been suspended or revoked, and each officer of any corporation which so engages in business, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day’s continuance in business in violation o... | true | Enforcement | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.580078 | -0.266357 | 0.079285 | 1.057617 |
## § 4.20.150. Registration – Change of address. | If the holder of a certificate of registration ceases to conduct his business at the place specified in his certificate, the certificate expires, and the holder shall inform the mayor in writing within thirty days after he has ceased to conduct the business at that place; but, if the holder of a certificate of registra... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.033234 | -0.523438 | 0.172974 | -0.55127 |
## § 4.20.160. Exemption certificates. | A. All sales or leases are subject to the tax until the contrary is established. The burden of proving that a sale, distribution, lease or storage of tangible personal property is not taxable is upon the person who makes the sale, distribution, lease or storage, unless he takes from the purchaser or lessee a certificat... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.187988 | 1.052734 | -0.987793 | -0.46582 |
## § 4.20.170. Collection from buyers. | A. The tax levied by this chapter shall be paid by the dealer, but the dealer shall separately state the amount of the tax and add the tax to the sales price or charge; and thereafter, the
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§ 4.20.170 UTQIAĠVIK CODE § 4.20.190
tax shall be a debt from the purchaser, consumer or lessee to th... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.550781 | 1.25 | -0.851563 | 0.346924 |
## § 4.20.230. Credit – Bad debts. | In any return filed under the provisions of this chapter, the dealer, under rules and regulations prescribed by the mayor, may credit against the tax shown to be due on the return and the amount of sales tax previously returned and paid on accounts which, during the period covered by the current return, have been found... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.756836 | 0.334229 | -0.390869 | -0.394531 |
## § 4.20.240. Extension for payment. | The mayor may grant an extension, upon written application therefor, to the end of the calendar month in which any tax return is due under this chapter or for a period not exceeding thirty days, and no interest or penalty shall be charged, assessed or collected by reason of the granting of the extension, except that wh... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.472168 | -0.625488 | -1.24707 | -0.98291 |
## § 4.20.250. Failure to pay – Fraud. | When any dealer fails to make any return and pay the full amount of the tax required by this chapter, there shall be imposed, in addition to other penalties provided in this chapter, a specific penalty to be added to the tax in the amount of one hundred dollars and ten percent of the tax due if the failure is for not m... | true | Enforcement | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.265381 | 0.42749 | 0.004608 | 1.529297 |
## § 4.20.260. Failure to make return – Assessment. | If any dealer fails to make a return as provided by this chapter, or makes a grossly incorrect return, or a return that is false or fraudulent, the mayor shall make an estimate for the taxable period of the retail sales or distributions of the dealer, or of the gross proceeds from leases of tangible personal property, ... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 1.643555 | 1.126953 | -0.144043 | 0.651855 |
### § 4.20.310. Suit for collection. | The mayor, when any tax becomes delinquent under this chapter, shall file suit for its collection, together with the collection of any penalties due thereon, within one hundred twenty days after such tax originally became due and payable. Nothing in this section shall bar the filing of any such action later than such t... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.726563 | -0.804688 | -0.584961 | -0.480469 |
### § 4.20.320. Errors. | Upon any claim of an erroneous or illegal assessment or collection, the taxpayer shall have any remedy available at law. Such remedies are applicable to all sales taxes imposed under this chapter.
(prior code § 3.32.350; Ord. 78-17 § 3(part); Ord. 88-7 § 3(part)) | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.595215 | -0.975098 | -0.568848 | -0.689941 |
### § 4.20.330. Period of limitation. | The taxes imposed by this chapter shall be assessed within three years from December 31st of the year in which the taxes become due and payable; but in the case of a false or fraudulent return with intent to evade payment of the taxes imposed by this chapter, or a failure to file a return, the taxes may be assessed or ... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.852539 | -0.591797 | -0.434814 | -0.155762 |
### § 4.20.340. Violation – Misdemeanor. | Any dealer subject to the provisions of this chapter who fails or refuses to furnish any return required in this chapter to be made, or fails or refuses to furnish a supplemental return or other data required by the mayor, or who makes a false or fraudulent return with intent to evade the tax levied in this chapter, or... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 1.036133 | 0.023178 | 0.107178 | 1.216797 |
## § 4.20.350. Use tax. | A. There is levied and shall be collected a use tax on the use within the city of personal property purchased, received or otherwise acquired or received from outside the city. The use tax rate is the rate equal to the sales tax rate set out in Section 4.20.060(A). The use tax shall be computed by multiplying the use t... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.947266 | 1.796875 | -0.3125 | 0.170166 |
### § 4.21.010. Definitions. | For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
- **"Guest"** means an individual, corporation, partnership, association or other person or entity paying money or other consideration for the use of a sleeping room or rooms in a hotel.
- **"Hotel"** means a structure or portions of a structure... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.313477 | -0.949707 | 0.564453 | -0.76416 |
### § 4.21.020. Imposition of hotel room tax. | A. There is levied on hotel room rentals to guests or transients a tax of five percent of the room rent.
B. Each guest is responsible for the hotel room tax imposed by this chapter, and the tax shall be due and payable at the time the room rent is paid.
(Ord. 2007-02 § 2(part)) | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.613281 | -2.060547 | 0.109131 | -0.711914 |
### § 4.21.030. Returns and the collection of the tax. | A. Every operator shall collect the tax imposed by this chapter from the guest at the time of the collection of the room rent.
B. The operator shall submit payment of the amount of tax due with a city hotel room tax return form provided by the city accounting department on or before the end of the month.
C. An operat... | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 1.696289 | 0.691406 | 0.374268 | 1.439453 |
### § 4.22.010. Definitions. | For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
"Cigarette" means a roll for smoking of any size or shape, made wholly or partly of tobacco, whether the tobacco is flavored, adulterated, or mixed with another ingredient, if the wrapper or cover of the roll is made of paper or a material other ... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.753906 | -0.330078 | 1.643555 | -0.088684 |
### § 4.22.020. Imposition of tobacco tax. | A. The city levies a tax of two dollars per pack on cigarettes sold within the city.
B. The city levies a tax on tobacco products, not including cigarettes, at the rate of twenty percent of the retail price of tobacco products sold to a person within the city.
(Ord. 2007-01 § 2(part); Ord. 10-2016 § 2) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.415039 | -1.53125 | 0.289795 | -0.289307 |
### § 4.22.030. Exemptions. | The tax imposed under this chapter does not apply to:
A. Cigarettes or other tobacco products sold in the city by an exchange, commissary, or ship's
City of Utqiagvik, AK
§ 4.22.030 REVENUE AND FINANCE § 4.22.060
store operated by one of the uniformed services of the United States as defined in 5 U.S.C. Section 2101... | true | Enforcement | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 1.323242 | 0.8125 | 0.064758 | 0.744629 |
## § 4.22.060. Records. | In order to facilitate the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, each seller shall maintain and keep for a period of three years after the due date of a tax return under this chapter all tax returns and other records showing the amount of cigarettes and other tobacco products bought and sold... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 1.005859 | -0.600098 | -0.012459 | 0.07251 |
## § 4.22.070. Violations a misdemeanor. | Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 2007-01 § 2(part)) | true | Enforcement | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.053101 | -1.407227 | -0.10321 | 0.100647 |
## § 4.22.080. Lien for tax, interest and penalty. | The tax, interest and penalty imposed under this chapter shall constitute a lien in favor of the city upon the assets or property of the seller. The lien arises upon delinquency and continues until the liability for the amount is satisfied. The lien is not valid as against a mortgagee, pledgee, purchaser, or judgment c... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.452637 | 0.074097 | -0.457275 | -0.130493 |
### § 4.24.010. Establishment. | There is established a city scholarship program.
(Ord. 84-16 § 3(part); Ord. 88-7 § 3(part)) | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.40918 | -1.439453 | -0.851563 | -1.40332 |
### § 4.24.020. Purpose. | It is the purpose of the scholarship program to provide financial assistance to Utqiagvik residents who may not be able to complete their higher education without such assistance. By providing such assistance, the city will be promoting the general welfare by helping its residents to attain education and skills which w... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.378906 | -1.328125 | -0.143433 | -0.094116 |
### § 4.24.030. Fund. | The city shall, if budgetary considerations allow, appropriate a sum of money during each fiscal year to fund the scholarship program. The amount appropriated shall be allocated in three increments. The first increment shall fund students during the first scholarship period. This first period shall include students who... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.244141 | -1.12793 | -0.905273 | -1.060547 |
### § 4.24.035. Scholarship contribution fund. | The city shall maintain a separate account to receive contributions from individuals, organizations and corporations for scholarships to Utqiagvik residents. Contributions received by the city for scholarships will be deposited in this fund. The scholarship committee shall award scholarships from this fund under the pr... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -1.183594 | -1.330078 | -1.150391 | -1.163086 |
### § 4.24.040. Scholarship committee. | A. The scholarship program shall be the responsibility of a scholarship committee consisting of five members and an alternate member. Members shall be appointed by the city council from a list of applicants who have submitted letters of interest to serve on the committee. One member of the committee may be an employee ... | true | Rules | Zoning | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.082581 | 0.932617 | -0.154541 | -0.719238 |
## CHAPTER 4.28 | UTQIAĞVIK PERMANENT FUND
§ 4.28.010. Utqiagvik permanent fund – Creation.
There is created the Utqiagvik permanent fund. The Utqiagvik permanent fund shall consist of:
A. At least fifty percent of the net proceeds from the sale of any real property owned by the city, or the lease, except leases for the purpose of mi... | true | Rules | Other | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.012207 | 1.579102 | -0.325195 | 0.128662 |
### § 6.04.010. Definitions. | In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
- **"Business"** means a for-profit or nonprofit entity engaging or offering to engage in a trade, service, profession, or another activity with the goal of receiving a financial benefit in exchange for the provision of services, goods, or other property in a sal... | false | Context | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.304199 | -0.410645 | -1.008789 | -1.000977 |
### § 6.04.015. License required. | A. No person may engage in business in the city without a current business license issued by the city under this chapter. A person must have a current business license for every business that the person operates under a separate name, even if a person operates more than one business in a particular line of business.
B... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.607422 | -1.348633 | 0.459717 | -0.623047 |
### § 6.04.020. Application - Fee. | A. Within fifteen days of the commencement of any business, an application for a business license shall be submitted to the city clerk on a form provided by the city clerk, and shall be accompanied by the fee required under subsection B of this section. The application shall include the following information, and any a... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.807129 | 0.272217 | 0.387939 | 0.190063 |
## § 6.04.035. Information on business license. | A. A business license shall state the information concerning the licensee that the city clerk may reasonably require.
B. A licensee shall notify the city clerk in writing within ten days of any change in the information required by the city clerk on the business license. In response to the notice, and upon the surrend... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.252441 | -1.053711 | -0.277344 | -1.138672 |
## § 6.04.040. Transfer of business. | A. A business license expires upon the effective date of a transfer of a business. Not later than ten days after the effective date of the transfer, the licensee shall provide written notice to the city clerk of the transfer as well as the business transferee's name, address, form of business organization and jurisdict... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.46582 | -0.484619 | -0.281738 | -0.776855 |
## § 6.04.045. Suspension or revocation of business license. | A. The city clerk may suspend or revoke a business license when the city clerk determines that the licensee:
1. Is delinquent in paying business license fees, other fees, or taxes owed to the city;
2. Has otherwise failed to comply with the requirements of this chapter or any other provision of the code, or another l... | true | Enforcement | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 2.005859 | 0.657227 | 1.256836 | 2.021484 |
## § 6.04.050. Inspections. | A. During the normal working hours of a business, the city clerk may inspect the premises used to conduct the business for the purpose of determining whether the licensee is conducting the business in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, provided that the city clerk complies with the requirements of subsec... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.693848 | 0.123291 | -0.030609 | -0.121582 |
## § 6.04.055. Violations - Remedies. | A. It is a violation of this chapter for a person to engage in business in the city without a business license, to make a false or misleading statement in business license applications, or to otherwise violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
B. The city may bring a civil action to:
1. Collect license fees and ... | true | Enforcement | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 1.282227 | -0.357422 | -0.026001 | 1.266602 |
## CHAPTER 6.08 | CLOSING HOURS
§ 6.08.010. Designated.
A. All establishments within the city shall remain closed from the hour of two a.m. until the hour of six a.m.
B. Subsection A of this section notwithstanding, public dances may be held at the city of Utqiagvik Teen Center until four a.m. on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and on ... | true | Rules | Nuisance | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.27832 | -0.80127 | 1.084961 | 0.286133 |
## CHAPTER 7.04 | DEFINITIONS – TAXICAB COMMISSION
§ 7.04.010. Definitions.
When used in Chapters 7.04 through 7.36:
"Charter" means a service offered by a chauffeur to transport passengers in a taxicab over unfixed and undefined routes in exchange for a fee that is based upon hourly rates.
"Chauffeur" means a person authorized by t... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 0.78418 | 1.272461 | -0.51709 | -0.55957 |
## CHAPTER 7.08 | PERMITS²
§ 7.08.010. Permit system established.
A. The city establishes a permit system for the regulation of taxicab and SSV operators in the city of Utqiagvik. The maximum number of outstanding permits and taxicabs authorized to operate under each permit shall be determined as follows: Upon the effective date of th... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 1.092773 | 1.282227 | 0.309326 | 0.966309 |
## § 7.08.030. Review and certification of application for permit. | A. Upon receipt of an application for a permit which meets the requirements of Section 7.08.020 and, if applicable, Section 7.32.040, the executive director shall determine whether the applicant is in compliance with all ordinances, regulations or other laws administered and enforced by the following departments:
1. F... | false | Process | null | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | -0.04541 | 0.574219 | -0.58252 | -0.946289 |
## § 7.08.040. Denial of application for permit. | A. An application for a taxicab permit shall be denied if an applicant has a felony or misdemeanor conviction entered by a court of competent jurisdiction within ten years for:
1. Assignment, prostitution, solicitation for purpose of prostitution, offering to secure another for the purpose of prostitution, maintaining... | true | Rules | Business | cities | ak | utqiagvik | null | 1.177734 | 1.085938 | 0.445068 | 1.208008 |
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