ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLY

The Anchorage Assembly is the Municipality of Anchorage's legislative body. The eleven-member body is responsible for setting Municipal policy through enactment of laws (ordinances) and adoption of resolutions. Each Assemblymember is elected by section and serves a three-year term. A member who has served on the Assembly for three consecutive terms may not be re-elected to the Assembly until one full term has intervened. 

Who is my Assemblymember? If you are not sure which Assemblymember represents the area in which you live, click here for section map.

The Assembly derives its powers from the 1975 Anchorage Home Rule Charter and the laws and Constitution of the State of Alaska. The Assembly enacts all laws; approves Municipal and School Board budgets; appropriates all money; awards contracts over $100,000 through the competitive bid process; confirms all appointments to Municipal boards and commissions, and other executive level staff as provided in the Anchorage Municipal Code; and certifies Municipal elections.		By ordinance, the Municipality's business must be conducted in public, and all Assembly meetings are open to the public. Unless otherwise designated by the Assembly, regular meetings are held as required by Code, a minimum of two meetings each month at 5:00 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers of the Loussac Library, 3600 Denali Street. All regular meetings of the Assembly are televised on GCI Cable's public access channel (presently channel 10).
Annually, the Assembly elects one of its members to serve as Chair. The Chair is responsible for coordinating the work of the Assembly, to include overseeing operations of the Assembly Department, setting the meeting agenda with the Administration, presiding over meetings, establishing Assembly committees, appointing Committee chairpersons, and introducing ordinances requested by the Mayor. Assemblymember Dan Coffey is currently Chair of the Anchorage Assembly.  The Assembly also elects one of its members to serve as Vice Chair. The Vice Chair serves in the absence of the Chair and assists the Chair in Assembly business.		The Muni Hotline - 343-MUNI (6864) - is handled through the Ombudsman's Office.  It is available to persons requesting assistance from the Anchorage Assembly. To reach the Assembly by fax, send documents to 343-4780.  The Ombudsman's Office is also available to assist persons with complaints resulting from the action or lack of action by an employee, agency, or contractor of the Municipality of the Anchorage or Anchorage School District. Click here to locate the Ombudsman's Office.