Title 29 — Municipal Government
38 chapters · 509 sections in this title.
AS 29.35.850 Limitation of liability.
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A liability incurred by an authority shall be satisfied exclusively from the assets or revenue of the authority. A creditor or other person does not have a right of action against the state or a municipality participating in an authority because of a debt, obligation, or liabilit…
AS 29.35.855 Limitation on personal liability.
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A board member or employee of an authority is not subject to personal liability or accountability because of the execution or issuance of bonds.
AS 29.35.860 Fidelity bond.
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An authority shall obtain a fidelity bond in an amount determined by the board for board members and each executive officer responsible for accounts and finances of that authority. A fidelity bond must be in effect during the entire tenure in office of the bonded person.
AS 29.35.865 No taxing authority.
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An authority may not levy an income or other tax.
AS 29.35.870 Exemption from taxation.
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(a) An authority exercising the powers granted by the enabling ordinance under AS 29.35.800 — 29.35.925 is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the municipalities participating in the authority and the people of the state in general, for their well-being and prosperit…
AS 29.35.875 Administration of regional solid waste management authorities; board.
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(a) An authority shall be governed by a board of directors, which shall exercise the powers of the authority. The enabling ordinance establishing the authority under AS 29.35.805 must specify the number, qualifications, manner of appointment or election, and terms of members of t…
AS 29.35.880 Continuation of collective bargaining agreements; application of AS 23.40.070 — 23.40.260.
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(a) A collective bargaining agreement for employees of the state or its political subdivisions who are transferred to an authority under AS 29.35.800 — 29.35.925 remain in effect for the term of the agreement or one year, whichever is longer, and are binding on the authority unle…
AS 29.35.885 Bylaws and regulations.
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(a) A board shall adopt bylaws and appropriate regulations consistent with the enabling ordinance to carry out its functions and purposes. (b) A board shall adopt bylaws as soon after the authority is established as possible and may, from time to time, amend those bylaws. The byl…
AS 29.35.890 Authority subject to public records and open meetings laws.
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An authority established under AS 29.35.805 is subject to AS 40.25.110 — 40.25.220 and to AS 44.62.310 — 44.62.319 (Open Meetings Act).
AS 29.35.895 Annual report.
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Within 90 days following the end of the fiscal year of an authority, the board shall distribute to the mayor and governing body of each municipality participating in the authority a report describing the operations and financial condition of the authority during the preceding fis…
AS 29.35.900 Audits.
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(a) The board shall have the financial records of an authority audited annually by an independent certified public accountant. (b) An authority shall make all of its financial records available to an auditor appointed by a municipality participating in the authority for examinati…
AS 29.35.905 Remedies.
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A holder of bonds or notes or coupons attached to the bonds issued by an authority under AS 29.35.825, and a trustee under a trust agreement or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, except as restricted by a trust agreement or resolution, either at law or in equity, m…
AS 29.35.910 Claims.
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In judicial and regulatory proceedings by and against an authority, an authority and its board members and employees enjoy the same rights, privileges, and immunities as a municipality and municipal officers.
AS 29.35.915 Conflicting laws inapplicable.
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If a provision of AS 29.35.800 — 29.35.925 conflicts with another provision of this title, the provision of AS 29.35.800 — 29.35.925 prevails.
AS 29.35.920 Definitions.
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In AS 29.35.800 — 29.35.925, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “authority” means a regional solid waste management authority established under AS 29.35.805; (2) “board” means the board of directors of an authority; (3) “bonds” includes bonds, bond anticipation notes, not…
AS 29.35.925 Short title.
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AS 29.35.800 — 29.35.925 may be cited as the Regional Solid Waste Management Authority Act.