{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-29.20.490","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 29.20.490","heading":"Appointment of manager.","body":"(a) The governing body shall appoint a manager by a majority vote of its membership. A manager is chosen on the basis of administrative qualifications and receives the compensation set by the governing body. A member of the governing body may not be appointed manager of the municipality sooner than one year after leaving office, except by a vote of three-fourths of the authorized membership of the governing body.\n(b) Subject to the contract of employment, the manager holds office at the pleasure of the governing body.","path":["Title 29. Municipal Government.","Chapter 20. Municipal Officers and Employees.","Article 6. Manager Plan."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#29.20.490","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:16Z","sha256":"f5887f33bca9e2d2dfe73793c27a909ac9f95c3372a71170b78c4903aa083357","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-29.20.480","next":"us-ak/as-29.20.500"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}