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Mayoral veto upheld on FY2026 facilities contract after override vote fails
Summary
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly failed to muster the two-thirds vote required to override Mayor Scott Arndt’s veto of contract FY2026-6 awarding borough facilities work to MK Enterprises LLC. The veto cites changes in staff bid-evaluation methods; several contractors and assembly members urged rebidding or clearer procurement guidance.
The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly on Sept. 11 failed to override Mayor Scott Arndt’s veto of contract FY2026-6, a facilities contract the assembly had approved at an earlier meeting. The motion to override required five affirmative votes of the seven-member assembly and did not reach that threshold, so the veto stands.
The veto letter, read into the record by the mayor, said staff had “continually alters their method of bid analysis” and criticized how staff treated what the mayor described as “differential per pricing” and “nonresponsive bids.” The veto letter cited “Alaska statute 44.62”…
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