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Assembly holds confirmation hearing for Lance Wilbur as Chief Fiscal Officer
Summary
The Anchorage Assembly on March 20, 2026 held a confirmation hearing for Lance Wilbur, nominated as Chief Fiscal Officer (AM167-2026). Wilbur described priorities including fixing SAP-related reporting discrepancies, completing the comprehensive financial report, and continuing to rebuild the controller division; the Assembly scheduled a vote for Tuesday.
The Anchorage Assembly convened March 20 for a confirmation hearing on the mayor’s nomination of Lance Wilbur to serve as Chief Fiscal Officer, with the item filed as AM167-2026 and scheduled for a vote on Tuesday evening. Mayor introduced Wilbur and urged the Assembly to confirm him.
"Yes. I am pleased to introduce Lance Wilbur for the role of Chief Fiscal Officer," the Mayor said, praising his decades of municipal service and experience leading planning, development and public works departments.
Wilbur, who has served in multiple municipal roles, thanked the mayor and described the controller division’s recent rebuilding. He said staffing had been restored after a prior shortfall and that training and exposure across departments would be an early priority. "They had budgeted 20 positions and we're…
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