STAUDENMAIER v. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE

No. S-11446.

139 P.3d 1259 (2006)

Thomas G. STAUDENMAIER, Appellant, v. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE and Barbara Gruenstein, Clerk, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 21, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth P. Jacobus, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Joseph D. O'Connell, Assistant Municipal Attorney, and Frederick H. Boness, Municipal Attorney, Anchorage, for Appellees.

Before: BRYNER, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, FABE, and CARPENETI, Justices.


OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this case we must determine whether two initiative petitions submitted by Thomas Staudenmaier were properly rejected as improper appropriations in violation of article XI, section 7 of the Alaska Constitution. The initiatives called for the sale of city-owned utilities, and the Anchorage municipal clerk rejected the petitions on the grounds that they violated article XI, section 7's prohibition...

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