City to receive federal disaster aid money, Secure Rural Schools funds
Some much-needed federal dollars will be arriving soon in Sitka, but local officials remain uncertain where they’ll land.
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As Miller steps down, assembly enters final stages of administrator hire
When the Sitka Assembly meets at 6 p.m. tonight, it will interview the first of two finalists vying for the vacant city administrator position, and it will choose a new interim city administrator, after current interim Dave Miller gave notice earlier this week.
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Assembly calls for cuts to city travel, electric fund
After considering cuts from one department and increasing rates for another, the Sitka Assembly is closer to passing next year’s city budget, but the process that has spanned months isn’t finished yet.
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Assembly asks for additional $2 million cut from general fund
The Sitka Assembly has directed city staff to cut $2 million dollars from their draft of the general fund budget, after city staff presented them a ‘worst case scenario’ budget built around major cuts to state funding.
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At city budget work session, a list of ‘unknowns’
During its first budget work session of the year Thursday evening (1-10-19), the Sitka Assembly listened as the city’s chief financial officer, Jay Sweeney described the list of unknowns at the state and federal level -- and how they could drastically change the final budget.
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