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Council rejects confirmation requirement for finance director and police chief amid heated P-card debate
Summary
An ordinance that would have required council confirmation of the finance director and police chief failed after hours of debate. The session also included a contentious discussion about procurement card (P-card) controls and the recent finance director resignation.
The Wasilla City Council voted down Ordinance Serial Number 2516, a proposal to require council confirmation of appointments to the finance director and police chief positions, after hours of debate that turned partisan and personal.
Council Member Justin Crafton moved to adopt the ordinance; Rubio seconded. Debate focused on whether confirmation would provide useful oversight or add unnecessary bureaucracy. Council Member Graham offered an amendment to remove the finance director from the confirmation requirement (leaving only the police chief subject to confirmation) but that amendment failed for lack of a second.…
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