In light of recent serious allegations made by Anchorage's fired municipal manager, the Assembly is taking the extremely rare step of weighing emergency measures to curb some mayoral powers.
, with Assembly members raising concerns the administration was violating rules by hastily enlisting businesses contracted to remove snow from Eagle River and Hillside service areas to work inside the Anchorage Bowl after last month’s winter storms and the city’s sluggish response.
In addition to dropping the contracting threshold, it would require additional information be provided to the Assembly as part of the procurement process.Another of the emergency measures comes in response to accusations from city workers made public this week.
“ Assembly hereby specifically finds that the inability of many municipal boards and commissions to meet for lack of a quorum due to existing vacancies or to those created by expiration of extended terms on February 11, 2023 has the potential to significantly delay decisions on individual rights, property rights, ethics questions from public officials, processing legislation in accordance with Code, and substantially and significantly disrupt Municipal governance and operations to the extent it...
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