Two ethics complaints wait after Anchorage board misses quorum

The Anchorage Board of Ethics could not act on its agenda Wednesday after only two of its five members joined the call. Three members must be present to conduct business.

The agenda held two complaints of potential ethics violations and four requests for advisory opinions, most marked confidential. Complaint 2026-01 was listed under unfinished business, carried over from an earlier meeting.

"It looks like we do not have a quorum for this meeting with just 2 members present," Kariska Sleepy said during roll call. "We need 3." Two members were excused. A third never joined.

Chair Daniel Bellerive held the line open for several minutes, then said staff would poll members for a date with a quorum. He moved to adjourn.

Residents may file written ethics complaints with the Municipal Clerk's Office, which makes them available to the board at its next regular meeting.