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Anchorage |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Title 2. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH |
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Chapter 2.30. RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR ASSEMBLY |
§ 2.30.053. Summary of economic effects (SEE) on proposed ordinances.
A.
When required. A summary of economic effects of proposed ordinances is required. A summary of economic effects describes the anticipated effect of a proposed ordinance on local government costs and revenues and the private sector. A summary of economic effects in the form required in subsection D. of this section shall be submitted to the assembly when a proposed ordinance is introduced.
B.
When not required. A summary of economic effects is not required if:
1.
The proposed ordinance has no private sector economic effects and local government effects are less than $30,000.00, in which case a statement to this effect shall be included in the assembly memorandum; or
2.
The information is already included in the ordinance or appended materials, in which case a statement to that effect shall be included in the assembly memorandum.
C.
Preparation. For ordinances proposed by the assembly, the department affected by the ordinance shall prepare the summary of economic effects within ten working days of the assembly request unless a time extension is granted by the assembly.
1.
The sponsor of the proposed ordinance may prepare a summary of economic effects in conformity with the requirements of this section and submit it to the office of the municipal clerk for attachment to the proposed ordinance.
2.
The sponsor or assembly department staff may request information supporting a summary of economic effects and the department affected by the ordinance shall provide the information within ten working days of the assembly department request unless a time extension is granted by the sponsor.
D.
Contents. A summary of economic effects shall address:
1.
Local government effects for the current and succeeding four years, including:
a.
All costs of implementation, capital, operation and maintenance of the proposed ordinance, if adopted;
b.
Changes in revenue;
c.
The impact on existing programs;
d.
The source of funds to be utilized;
e.
The number of new positions which may be required, identified as full-time, part-time or temporary;
f.
The fiscal effects, if any, of not passing this ordinance; and
g.
Any additional fiscal information that may be useful to the assembly in its deliberations.
2.
A description of private sector economic effects which may reasonably be expected as a consequence of the proposed ordinance. This summary of private sector effects may include but need not be limited to changes in:
a.
Costs or opportunities to individuals or businesses;
b.
Availability of goods and services;
c.
Employment;
d.
Property value;
e.
Population; and
f.
Other economic factors that may be useful to the assembly in its deliberations.
3.
Formal information consisting of:
a.
The ordinance number;
b.
The name of the prime sponsor;
c.
The date the summary was prepared; and
d.
The name and telephone number of the person who prepared the summary.
D.
Waivers. The assembly may waive the application of the provisions of this section. Failure to comply with this section shall not invalidate any action taken.
Editor's note— Subsection B. of this section was formerly codified in the 1977 Code as section 1.05.055.
(AO No. 13-75; AO No. 78-49; AO No. 87-134; AO No. 88-10, 4-4-88; AO No. 88-22, 4-4-88; AO No. 92-162; AO No. 94-176, §§ 1, 2, 9-27-94; AO No. 96-159(S), § 3, 1-14-97; AO No. 2003-169, § 1, 1-6-04; AO No. 2008-40, § 1, 5-20-08; AO No. 2014-2(S), § 2, 2-25-14; AO No. 2017-53 , § 9, 4-11-17)
State law reference
Fiscal notes on state bills before adoption, AS 24.08.035.
Editor's note
Subsections B. and C. were renumbered as D. and E., subsection D. as C. in order to accommodate for § 2.10.045 as subsection B.
Cross reference
Amendments to Code, amendatory language, § 1.05.050.