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Finance committee pauses on CPV study after members raise concerns about lower allocations for emergency services
Summary
Skagway’s finance committee reviewed Resolution 25‑26R to accept a cruise-passenger impact study that changes CPV allocation percentages for municipal departments; members expressed concern about lower percentages for police and emergency services, requested a presentation from the consultant McKinley, and made no recommendation to the assembly.
The Skagway Municipality Finance Committee reviewed Resolution 25‑26R, which would accept an updated cruise passenger cost-to-municipality (CPV) study and use its percentages to determine how excise tax funds are allocated among municipal departments.
During public comment, resident Jay Burnham said he was concerned the packet’s proposed resolution "didn't think it was a very good idea to to lower that as per the resolution that is with the finance packet," arguing the change would shift CPV support away from critical infrastructure such as the fire and police departments and toward items such as the museum.
Manager Deech, who introduced the report, said the municipality had relied on earlier studies and that McKinley, the consultant for the update, "basically started from the ground up. They interviewed all of the department heads," and used those interviews…
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