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Assembly reviews FY2027 budget calendar and authorizes several remediation and IT contracts
Summary
At the Feb. 26 work session, borough staff proposed an accelerated FY2027 budget schedule including a special April 23 work session; the assembly reviewed contracts that include an elevator change order, a $219,453 cybersecurity infrastructure project (largely grant-funded), and remediation work for two older fuel spills.
Manager Amy and finance staff presented a proposed FY2027 budget calendar on Feb. 26 that groups fund types by night (enterprise, special revenue, service areas) and asks the assembly to consider one additional work session on April 23 to avoid late-cycle pressure.
Amy said the draft includes known increases (4.7% for health insurance and 1.51% for PERS) but does not yet include negotiated salary increases; staff recommended earlier committee and school-district review to provide more breathing room before ordinance introduction.
On packet items, staff described several contracts and change orders under consideration: an elevator modernization change order that increases the contract by a tariff-driven amount, and a $219,453 Kodiak Island Borough cybersecurity infrastructure project funded largely by grant money and slated for a 22-week timeline. Amy said grant funds cover most of the cybersecurity contract’s cost.
Staff also presented two remediation contract proposals to respond to Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation direction: a corrective-action scope for a 2020 heating-fuel leak at the Long-Term Care Center (NWF) and a site-characterization and drilling plan for the long-running Carlock School underground storage tank spill (Three Tier Alaska). Staff said both projects are ADC-mandated and that the borough has engaged firms with the project histories to limit duplication of prior work.
Finally, staff requested authorization to purchase BOR maintenance parts after missing a prior purchase window; the parts order was presented with multiple quotes and staff recommended the lower bid.
No formal ordinance adoptions occurred at the work session; the assembly provided direction and agreed on scheduling for the budget calendar.
