{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-29.25.020","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 29.25.020","heading":"Ordinance procedure.","body":"(a) An ordinance is introduced in writing in the form required by the governing body.\n(b) The following procedure governs the enactment of all ordinances, except emergency ordinances:\n(1) an ordinance may be introduced by a member or committee of the governing body, or by the mayor or manager;\n(2) an ordinance shall be set by the governing body for a public hearing by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes authorized on the question;\n(3) at least five days before the public hearing a summary of the ordinance shall be published together with a notice of the time and place for the hearing;\n(4) copies of the ordinance shall be available to all persons present at the hearing, or the ordinance shall be read in full;\n(5) during the hearing the governing body shall hear all interested persons wishing to be heard;\n(6) after the public hearing the governing body shall consider the ordinance, and may adopt it with or without amendment;\n(7) the governing body shall print and make available copies of an ordinance that is adopted.\n(c) An ordinance takes effect upon adoption or at a later date specified in the ordinance.\n(d) This section does not apply to an ordinance proposed under AS 04.11.507(d).","path":["Title 29. Municipal Government.","Chapter 25. Municipal Enactments."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#29.25.020","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:16Z","sha256":"823aa0fc47d202cae229514ae5b3e4ed42db4c34dc25be1dfbfdf61ecf586cf8","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-29.25.010","next":"us-ak/as-29.25.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}