A. By ordinance to enact legislation relating to any and all subjects and matters not prohibited by law;

B. To adopt the budget, raise revenues, authorize the borrowing of money, make appropriations, regulate salaries and wages and other fiscal affairs of the borough, which will include regulating rates charged by public utilities, when consistent with Alaska statutes;

C. To inquire into the conduct of any office, department or agency of the borough and investigate borough affairs;

D. To appoint, elect or remove its own borough officers or to prescribe the method for appointing or removing them;

E. Neither the assembly nor any of its members may direct or request the appointment of any person to, or removal of the person from, office or employment by the manager except as may be provided by ordinance. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the assembly and its individual members shall deal with administrative matters solely through the manager and neither the assembly nor its individual members may give orders on administrative matters to any subordinate of the manager either publicly or privately. Any assembly member, with the consent of the mayor, may request information the assembly member deems necessary to fulfill the member’s duties. The manager shall provide such information.