00SENATE BILL NO. 256                                                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to the offices of mayor and mayor pro tempore of a second                                              
02 class city."                                                                                                            
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 29.20.230 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                            
05  (d)  Notwithstanding (b) of this section, a second class city may by ordinance                                        
06 provide that the mayor is elected by the voters rather than by the council.  If an                                      
07 ordinance is adopted under this subsection, the council shall meet on the first Monday                                  
08 after certification of each regular election and elect a council member to serve as                                     
09 mayor pro tempore who takes office immediately and exercises the powers and duties                                      
10 of mayor until the permanent mayor takes office.  Within 30 days after certification                                    
11 of a regular election, a special election shall be held for the permanent mayor.  The                                   
12 permanent mayor takes office on the first Monday following certification of the special                                 
13 election and serves until the first Monday after certification of the next regular                                      
14 election.  The term of a mayor in office on the effective date of an ordinance adopted                                  

01 under this subsection may not be altered.