Alaska Administrative Code
Title 3 - Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Part 15 - Local Boundary Commission
Chapter 110 - Municipal Boundary Changes
Article 13 - Procedures for Petitioning and for Other Commission Matters
3 AAC 110.450 - Notice of petition
Universal Citation: 3 AK Admin Code 110.450
Current through November 28, 2024
(a) No later than 45 days after receipt of the department's written notice of acceptance of the petition for filing, the petitioner shall
(1) publish public notice of
the filing of the petition in a display ad format of no less than six inches
long by two columns wide at least once each week for three consecutive weeks in
one or more newspapers of general circulation designated by the department; if
the department determines that a newspaper of general circulation, with
publication at least once a week, does not circulate within the boundaries
proposed for change, the department shall require the petitioner to provide
notice through other means designed to reach the public;
(2) post public notice of the filing of the
petition in
(A) at least three prominent
locations readily accessible to the public and within or near the boundaries
proposed for change; and
(B) other
locations designated by the department;
(3) ensure that notices posted under (2) of
this subsection remain posted through the deadline set under
3
AAC 110.640 by the chair of the commission for the
filing of responsive briefs;
(4)
hand-deliver or mail, postage prepaid, public notice of the filing of the
petition, correctly addressed to the municipalities having jurisdictional
boundaries within 20 miles of the boundaries proposed for change, and to other
persons designated by the department; and
(5) submit a request for a public service
announcement of the filing of the petition to at least one radio or television
station serving within the boundaries of the proposed change and request that
it be announced for the following 14 days.
(b) The department shall specify the text of the public notices required in (a)(1) - (a)(4) of this section, to ensure that the notices contain the following information:
(1) the title of the notice of the filing of
the petition;
(2) the name of the
petitioner and the petitioner's representative designated under
3
AAC 110.410(e);
(3) a description of the proposed
action;
(4) a statement of the size
and general location of the boundaries proposed for change;
(5) a map of the area or territory proposed
for change or information where that map is available for public
review;
(6) a reference to the
constitutional, statutory, and regulatory standards applicable to the
proposal;
(7) a reference to the
statutes and regulations applicable to procedures for consideration of the
petition;
(8) designation of where
and when the petition is available for public review;
(9) a statement that responsive briefs and
comments regarding the petition may be filed with the commission;
(10) a reference to the regulations
applicable to the filing of responsive briefs;
(11) the deadline for receipt of responsive
briefs and comments;
(12) the
mailing address, facsimile number, and electronic mail address for the
submission of responsive briefs and comments to the department;
(13) a telephone number for inquiries to the
commission staff.
(c) The department shall specify the text of the public service announcement required in (a)(5) of this section to ensure that the announcement contains
(1) the title of the public service
announcement;
(2) the period during
which the public service announcement is requested to be broadcast;
(3) the name of the petitioner;
(4) a description of the proposed
action;
(5) a statement of the size
and general location of the
(A) area proposed
for borough boundary change; or
(B)
territory proposed for city boundary change;
(6) a statement of where and when the
petition is available for public review;
(7) a statement that responsive briefs and
comments regarding the petition may be filed with the commission;
(8) a statement of the deadline for
responsive briefs and comments;
(9)
a statement of where the complete notice of the filing may be reviewed;
and
(10) a telephone number for
inquiries to the petitioner.
(d) For a municipal incorporation, the department shall ensure that, in addition to the information required in (b) of this section, the notice also contains the following information:
(1) for a petition using the local option
method, a statement regarding voter eligibility in the incorporation
election;
(2) for a petition using
the legislative review method, a statement regarding the election of initial
officials for the municipality.
Authority: Art. X, sec. 3,
AS 29.04.040
AS 29.05.100
AS 29.05.120
AS 29.06.040
AS 29.06.130
AS 29.06.500
AS 44.33.020
AS 44.33.812
Ak Const.
Art. X, sec. 7,
Ak Const.
Art. X, sec. 12,
Ak. Const.
Art. X, sec. 14,
Ak Const.
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