The Ketchikan School Board has one item of new business on its regular meeting agenda Wednesday — a proposed work session to discuss how to proceed after the Ketchikan Gateway
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After spending more than an hour and a half in work session, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly on Tuesday directed staff to make changes to how the borough administers its
During a special meeting for evaluations on Monday evening, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $18,935 salary increase for Borough Clerk Kacie Paxton, effective July 1, and approved
Borough Mayor Rodney Dial wrote the resolution, which was co-sponsored by Assembly Member Jeremy Bynum.
Dial said in a phone interview Friday that the resolution was motivated by actions that President Joe Biden announced on April 8 aimed at reducing gun violence.
More than a dozen members of the public submitted written comment ahead of Monday s meeting, most supportive of the resolution. Among those who wrote in support were former Ketchikan City Council Member Dick Coose, Ketchikan Mayor Bob Sivertsen and former Ketchikan School Board member and 2020 Alaska House District 36 candidate Leslie Becker.
Eight citizens spoke at the meeting in person, most of whom voiced their support for the resolution, including City Council Member Riley Gass. City Council Member Janalee Gage delivered a lengthy set of remarks to the Assembly, urging it not to take up the resolution.