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The contractor is suing the municipality over work done on the stalled East Anchorage homeless shelter last year that the Bronson administration green-lit without following protocol.

Both Amy Demboski and Heather MacAlpine allege they were illegally fired by Mayor Dave Bronson's administration.

In a separate action, Assembly members on Tuesday approved a $277,500 wrongful termination settlement for Heather MacAlpine, former director of the Office of Equal Opportunity.

Bronson and his team need to acknowledge their responsibility for these actions and pay the costs themselves.

If we were serious in this community about finally getting government that works, we would ensure that those who screw up pay the bills.

The lawsuit, filed in state Superior Court, includes claims of bullying and discrimination under former library deputy director Judy Eledge and makes allegations of race and sex discrimination at the Anchorage Fire Department.

The Assembly will consider the settlement payments during its May 23 meeting. Heather MacAlpine, former director of the city Office of Equal Opportunity, and Amy Demboski, former municipal manager, have both accused the administration of wrongful or retaliatory termination.

Mayor Bronson is requesting approval to pay settlements in separate legal claims made by former Municipal Manager Amy Demboski and the former director of the Office of Equal Opportunity.

The Anchorage Assembly spent nearly 2 hours in executive session Friday, hearing details about proposed settlements with former municipal employees.

Anchorage Office of Management and Budget director Courtney Petersen confirmed to the Assembly the money would only go toward one or more of three possible settlements, involving former city Office of Equal Opportunity director Heather MacAlpine, former municipal manager Amy Demboski, former municipal manager, and Roger Hickel Contracting.