Robert Palmer
37:00 - 37:30
"it became clear to me that that was not the intent. The intent was to provide some sort of fair compensation for the utility employees who are doing extraordinary work of being on call. And so that's what led to the substitute ordinance."
“it became clear to me that that was not the intent. The intent was to provide some sort of fair compensation for the utility employees who are doing extraordinary work of being on call. And so that's what led to the substitute ordinance.”
- Speaker
- Robert Palmer
- Timestamp
- 37:00 – 37:30
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- October 19, 2026
From the transcript
And so after a little bit of back and forth with Mayor Pro Tem, it became clear to me that that was not the intent. The intent was to provide some sort of fair compensation for the utility employees who are doing extraordinary work of being on call. And so that's what led to the substitute ordinance. And I think the overall intent is the same, but there's some significant differences in it that, you know, warrant a closer inspection. I haven't had the chance to give it that closer inspection.
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