Municipality of Anchorage P.O. Box 196650, Anchorage, AK 99519-6650 Website: http://www.muni.org Phone...... 907-343-4311 Fax...... 907-343-4313 E-Mail...... [email protected]; [email protected] Population...... 295,365 Type of Government...... Unified Home Rule Number of Employees...... 2,656 (FTE) Year of Incorporation...... 1975 Manager Form of Gov’t...... No Regular Election...... 1st Tuesday in April Assembly Meets...... Twice a month on Tuesday Taxes...... Property 16.4 mils,12% Bed; 8% Car Rental; 122.8 mills/Cigarette & 55% Other Tobacco Products; Varying Auto Tax; $75 single engine/$125 multiple engine Aircraft Tax, 5% Marijuana Tax; $0.10/gallon Motor Fuel School District...... Municipality of Anchorage Planning Commission...... Yes

Borough Mayor & Assembly Municipal Employees Mayor Ethan Berkowitz Christopher Constant William D. Falsey, Municipal Manager Kameron Perez-Verdia Fred Dyson Barbara A. Jones, Municipal Clerk Crystal Kennedy Felix Rivera Alex Slivka, Chief Financial Officer John Weddleton Suzanne LaFrance Jodie Hettrick, Fire Chief Forrest Dunbar Austin Quinn-Davidson Justin Doll, Police Chief Pete Petersen Meg Zaletel

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Senators Mia Costello (R) Shelley Hughes (R) Elvi Grey-Jackson (D) Josh Revak (R) Lora Reinbold (R) Cathy Giessel (R) Tom Begich (D) Natasha Von Imhof (R)

Representatives Kelly Merrick (R) Sara Rasmussen (R) Matt Claman (D) Gabrielle LeDoux (R) Cathy Tilton (R) Ivy Spohnholz(D) Mel Gillis (R) Andrew Josephson (D) Municipal Powers Harriet Drummond (D) Geran Tarr (D) Areawide: Education, Planning, Animal Control, Chuck Kopp (R) Zack Fields (D) Fireworks Control, Health & Environmental Chris Tuck (D) Sharon Jackson (R) Protection, Library, Mass Transit, Zoning, Taxicab, Laddie Shaw (R) Lance Pruitt (R) Rights-of-Way Use, Parking, Sewers. Non-Area- Jennifer Johnston (R) wide: Building Safety, Police

Municipal Facilities & Utilities Piped Water, Piped Sewer, Electric, Refuse Collection, Landfill, Police, Investigations, Drug Enforcement, Jail, Fire, EMS/Ambulance, Airport, Harbor/Port, Schools, Libraries, Museum, Planning/Zoning, Building Safety/ Building Permits, Animal Control, Roads, Transit, Parking, Parks & Recreation, Swimming Pools, Human Services, Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Heritage Land Bank, Community Development, Envi- ronmental Protection, Historic Preservation.

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