{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-29.20.410","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 29.20.410","heading":"Personnel system.","body":"(a) Except as provided by (b) of this section, appointments and promotions of municipal employees are made on the basis of merit. The governing body may provide for a personnel system and classified service.\n(b) By ordinance the governing body may designate confidential or managerial positions that are wholly or partially exempt from the classified service. A wholly or partially exempt position is filled by a person who serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority and whose term of employment is determined by the appointing authority.","path":["Title 29. Municipal Government.","Chapter 20. Municipal Officers and Employees.","Article 5. Other Officials and Employees."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#29.20.410","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:16Z","sha256":"d0a6ac16e23467082504d2cc97550f9036c2895dc85921248dd8bda0ea3c649b","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-29.20.400","next":"us-ak/as-29.20.460"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}