Section 3 AAC 53.320 - Budget approval; administrative costs(a) In order to meet the requirements of AS 42.05.800 - AS 42.05.890, the budget for administrative costs, including compensation of the administrator, must be approved by the commission.(b) No later than October 1 of each year, in accordance with 3 AAC 48.095, the administrator shall submit the proposed budget described in (a) of this section to the commission for approval for the following year.(c) The commission will only approve the proposed budget described in (a) of this section, if the commission finds that the proposed budget is reasonable and in the public interest.(d) To maintain approval of the budget by the commission, payment for the administrator's compensation may not exceed the amount specified in the budget approved by the commission.(e) The administrative costs approved by the commission shall be included, along with the estimated amount of universal service support disbursement from the AUSF, in the calculation of the universal service surcharge factor described in 3 AAC 53.340.Eff. 1/10/99, Register 149; am 7/31/2011, Register 199; am 11/6/2016, Register 220, January 2017; am 7/1/2023, Register 247, October 2023 (EMERGENCY)Authority:AS 42.05.141
AS 42.05.145
AS 42.05.151
AS 42.05.431
AS 42.05.711
AS 42.05.800
AS 42.05.840