Contents of Haines Borough Charter

Preamble and Bill of Rights
Art. I Name and Boundaries
- § 1.01 Name of Borough
- § 1.02 Form of Government
- § 1.03 Boundaries
- § 1.04 Participation with Other Governments
Art. II The Assembly and the Legislative Branch
- § 2.01 Legislative Powers Vested in the Assembly
- § 2.02 Composition and Apportionment of the Assembly
- § 2.03 Qualifications, Terms, Compensation
- § 2.04 Vacancies
- § 2.05 Organization and Rules of the Assembly
- § 2.06 Officers
Art. III Legislation
- § 3.01 Legislative Body
- § 3.02 Introduction and Enactment of Ordinances
- § 3.03 Actions Requiring an Ordinance
- § 3.04 Emergency Ordinances
- § 3.05 Adoption by Reference
- § 3.06 Codification
Art. IV Initiative and Referendum
- § 4.01 Initiative
- § 4.02 Referendum
- § 4.03 Procedures for Initiative and Referendum Petition
- § 4.04 Initiative Election
- § 4.05 Referendum Election
Art. V Executive Branch
- § 5.01 The Office of the Mayor
- § 5.02 Powers of the Mayor
- § 5.03 Borough Manager
- § 5.04 Officers and Staff
- § 5.05 Administrative Procedures in Borough Code
- § 5.06 Boards
Art. VI Powers
- § 6.01 Areawide Powers
- § 6.02 Powers for Service Areas
Art. VII Education
- § 7.01 Public School System
- § 7.02 School Board Membership
- § 7.03 Powers of the School Board
- § 7.04 Relationship of the Borough School Board and Borough Assembly
Art. VIII Planning
- § 8.01 Planning Commission
- § 8.02 Qualifications, Term, and Compensation
- § 8.03 Powers and Duties
- § 8.04 Comprehensive Plan
- § 8.05 Proposals for Zoning and Boundary Changes
- § 8.06 Form of Petitions
- § 8.07 Protest
- § 8.08 Hearings and Report
- § 8.09 Designation or Alteration
Art. IX Finances
- § 9.01 Annual Budget and Capital Improvements Program
- § 9.02 Altering and Transferring Appropriations
- § 9.03 Enterprise Funds
- § 9.04 Emergency and Supplemental Appropriations
- § 9.05 Lapse of Appropriations
- § 9.06 Administration of the Budget
- § 9.07 Competitive Bidding and Contract Approval
- § 9.08 Audits
- § 9.09 Permanent Fund
Art. X Taxation
- § 10.01 Taxing Authority
- § 10.02 Kinds of Taxes
- § 10.03 Sales Tax Ratification
- § 10.04 Tax Procedures
Art. XI Borrowing
- § 11.01 Municipal Debt
- § 11.02 Limitations
- § 11.03 Notice of Bond Election
- § 11.04 Actions Challenging the Validity of Obligations
- § 11.05 Proceeds from Sale of Obligations
Art. XII Service Areas
- § 12.01 Purpose and Criteria of Service Areas
- § 12.02 Proposals and Protests
- § 12.03 Establishment
- § 12.04 Administration and Finance
Art. XIII Local Improvement Districts
- § 13.01 Purpose and Criteria
- § 13.02 Proposals, Protests, and Appeals
- § 13.03 Establishment
- § 13.04 Finance
Art. XIV Other Special Assessment Districts
- § 14.01 Purpose and Criteria
- § 14.02 Proposals and Protests
- § 14.03 Establishment
- § 14.04 Finance
Art. XV Utilities
- § 15.01 Designating Utilities
- § 15.02 Operating Standards
- § 15.03 Management
- § 15.04 Accounting
- § 15.05 Selling or Leasing
Art. XVI Elections
- § 16.01 Regular Elections
- § 16.02 Special Elections
- § 16.03 Notice
- § 16.04 Election Procedures
- § 16.05 Qualifications of Voters
- § 16.06 Recall
Art. XVII Charter Amendment
- § 17.01 Vote Required
- § 17.02 Procedure
- § 17.03 New Charter
- § 17.04 Ballot Form
- § 17.05 Filing
Art. XVIII General Provisions
- § 18.01 Conflict of Interest
- § 18.02 Prohibitions
- § 18.03 Public Meetings
- § 18.04 Public Records
- § 18.05 Oaths of Office
- § 18.06 Continuation in Office
- § 18.07 Borough Name
- § 18.08 Interpretation
- § 18.09 Definitions
Art. XIX Transition
- § 19.01 Effective Date
- § 19.02 Consolidation Election
- § 19.03 Initial Terms of Assembly and School Board Members
- § 19.04 Prior Law Preserved
- § 19.05 Conflict in Prior Law
- § 19.06 Code of Ordinances
- § 19.07 Existing Rights and Liabilities Preserved
- § 19.08 Prior Organizations Continued
- § 19.09 Organization of the Executive Branch
- § 19.10 Employees of Former Governments
- § 19.11 Assets and Liabilities
- § 19.12 Utility Profits Preserved
- § 19.13 Planning and Zoning
- § 19.14 Land Use Service Area Boards
- § 19.15 Compensation of Elected Officials
- § 19.16 Transition Plan
- § 19.17 Definitions for Transition
Art. XX Notes and References
- § 20.04.01 Initiative and Referendum
- § 20.06.01 Areawide Power of Finance
- § 20.08.05 Zoning and Boundary Changes
- § 20.10.02 Taxes
- § 20.12.01 Petitions of Protest and Proposal of Service Area Ordinances
- § 20.19.08 Prior Service Areas