The Anchorage Assembly has overridden Mayor Bronson’s veto of an ordinance that adds rules and procedures to city code for conducting Assembly meetings:
The Anchorage Assembly voted 9-2 to override the Mayor Dave Bronson's veto of the emergency ordinance requiring masks in public places on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 14, 2021. From left, Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance, Felix Rivera, Meg Zaletel, and Forrest Dunbar listen to a speaker during audience participation. of an ordinance that added rules and procedures to city code for conducting Assembly meetings.
Bronson had contended that some of the rules in the ordinance violate free speech and state laws about firearms, calling it “another attempt” by the Assembly to take power away from the executive branch of municipal government. Local law must be applied in accordance with state law, and does not trump state law regarding firearms, Assembly Vice Chair Chris Constant said Friday.
Kennedy, who often votes in support of Bronson’s policies, said that the ordinance is directed at and attempts to control the public, calling it a “laundry list of things” that the Assembly chair doesn’t want the public to do. She said the ordinance is unnecessary because at any point in time, the chair could make a ruling that a person has violated decorum or procedure in the chambers, and the rest of the members could vote to overrule the chair if needed.
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