With two more resignations, Sitka now down by six top-level jobs
Another city department head has resigned from her post. Sitka Public Library Director Kathryn Hurtley is leaving this month.
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Tag: Hiring freeze
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.
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Assembly calls for city hiring freeze
At a special budget meeting last Thursday, community members appealed to the Sitka Assembly to boost funding for Sitka’s schools amid the threat of state budget cuts. Instead it instituted a hiring freeze on city staff and boosted funding for the library to stay open on Sundays.
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From plastic bag fee to carbon tax, Sitka Assembly vets environmental policies
Several grassroots environmental initiatives came before the Sitka Assembly last night (02-27-18), resulting in heated discussion about carbon taxes and plastic bags. The Assembly took action on both issues.
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