Sitka Deputy Mayor Pike to resign; Assembly to fill vacant seat

Sitka Deputy Mayor Timothy Pike will resign from the Assembly effective upon adjournment of the June 23, 2026 meeting. The Assembly will formally accept the resignation and determine how to fill the vacant seat at its May 26, 2026 regular meeting.

Pike serves as Deputy Mayor on the seven-member Assembly alongside Mayor Steven Eisenbeisz, Vice Deputy Mayor JJ Carlson, and Assembly members Thor Christianson, Katie Riley, Kevin Mosher, and Scott Saline.

Municipal Clerk Sara Peterson published the May 26 agenda. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers at 330 Harbor Drive.

The Assembly will also adopt three budget ordinances for fiscal year 2027 at the May 26 meeting. The ordinances cover the General Fund, Internal Service Funds, Special Revenue Funds, and Enterprise Funds. The Assembly will set millage rates for the fiscal year running from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.

The Assembly will consider Ordinance 26-13, which proposes an amendment to Section 6.01 of the Home Rule Charter concerning initiative and referendum. If the ordinance passes, the question will go to voters at the regular election on October 6, 2026.

The consent agenda includes approving minutes from the May 12 Assembly meeting and renewing a liquor license for Talon Charters, Inc., doing business as Talon Lodge on Apple Island. The Assembly will appoint William Spivey to a three-year term on the Local Emergency Planning Committee.

The Planning and Community Development Department and the Assessing Department will deliver quarterly reports. The Assembly will hear public testimony on agenda items and other matters, with a three-minute time limit for individual speakers unless the mayor sets different constraints.

Information on agenda items is available on the city website at sitka.legistar.com or by contacting the Municipal Clerk's Office at 907-747-1826. The meeting will be livestreamed through the city website and aired live on KCAW FM 104.7.