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Council delays ordinance on council authority over staff positions after police chief raises operational concerns
Summary
Council postponed Ordinance Serial No. 25‑02 — which would give the City Council authority to create, retitle or transfer positions — after receiving an attorney‑client memo shortly before the meeting and hearing public comment from the police chief about possible operational and collective‑bargaining impacts.
The Wasilla City Council voted to postpone consideration of Ordinance Serial No. 25‑02 on Feb. 17 after council members said they needed more time to review a confidential attorney‑client memorandum and after the police chief raised questions about how the measure could affect department operations.
Council member Stu Graham moved to postpone consideration of the ordinance to the council’s next regular meeting on Feb. 24, citing the late delivery of the attorney memo. “For us to get the information 15 minutes before the council meeting kind of leaves no time to digest it,” Graham said. The motion carried without objection and the item was postponed.
Why it matters Ordinance 25‑02 would amend Wasilla Municipal Code, chapter 3.55, the salary administration plan, to grant the City Council authority to create, retitle or transfer…
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