Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

Split assembly fires city administrator

After 90-minutes of often-rancorous debate Tuesday night (6-11-19) the Sitka Assembly voted to fire city administrator Keith Brady. Although it’s not the final step in the process, Brady says he likely won’t appeal the assembly’s decision.

Assembly jobs committee pushes back on some positions

Members of the Sitka Assembly held their first “position subcommittee” meeting last week (Friday 6-7-19), to consider vacant city jobs and to decide which positions should be filled.

June 11, 2019: What’s happening at tonight’s Assembly meeting?

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (6-11-19), it will consider a resolution to fire the city administrator. It may also pass a final draft of the city’s budget for next year, and could move forward with an ordinance that would make it easier for the city to use money from property sales.

Ahead of schedule, assembly considers firing administrator

At their regular meeting next Tuesday (6/11/19), the Sitka Assembly will consider a resolution to remove Keith Brady as City Administrator.

As hiring freeze continues, assembly members review vacant jobs

An assembly subcommittee will meet on Friday evening (6-7-19) to begin pouring over a list of vacant city positions. Committee chair Steven Eisenbeisz and members Valorie Nelson and Richard Wein will then make recommendations to the assembly as to whether or not those positions should be filled.

MAGA hat sparks Sitka transit controversy

A local bus system came under some scrutiny last week after one of its drivers asked a customer to remove his hat bearing a political message.

Hospital transition delayed until August

Sitka Community Hospital employees won’t be moving over to SEARHC on July 1 as originally planned. SEARHC and city officials announced today (Monday 6-3-19) that the transition date has been pushed back to August 1.

Five questions with Wrangell reporter June Leffler

For a moment in May, listeners may have caught a different voice reading Sitka's news over the airwaves. KSTK reporter June Leffler traveled to Sitka from Wrangell last month, and spent a week shadowing the KCAW news department.

Police chief ready to call Sitka home again

After a turbulent year, Sitka finally has a new police chief. Robert Baty has worked in various law enforcement positions across the state for the past 33 years, from homicide investigator to composite artist.