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Brian Boss
41:41 - 42:09
“I personally think O&M is understaffed and we need to staff up more to address these emergencies. That costs money, affects our budget.”
- Speaker
- Brian Boss
- Timestamp
- 41:41 – 42:09
- Transcript
- Anchorage Assembly: Infrastructure, Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- August 20, 2026
From the transcript
I mean, I have a— we maintain a backlog, especially for the service connection issues. As our infrastructure ages, as we experience weather swings like this winter, we get more and more emergencies we have to address. So, you know, I personally think O&M is understaffed and we need to staff up more to address these emergencies. That costs money, affects our budget. So I'll stop smiling and looking at you.
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