Jharrett Bryantt
122:06 - 122:50
"just the same number of staff we have now and some of our other obligations will cost about $40 million extra. That's not adding a lot of new positions or contracts, that's just what we have right now today, and we know that's not enough. So really, by setting aside some of these dollars, we are reducing the deficit"
“just the same number of staff we have now and some of our other obligations will cost about $40 million extra. That's not adding a lot of new positions or contracts, that's just what we have right now today, and we know that's not enough. So really, by setting aside some of these dollars, we are reducing the deficit”
- Speaker
- Jharrett Bryantt
- Timestamp
- 122:06 – 122:50
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- September 1, 2026
From the transcript
And it's, it's quite the opposite. The reason why we propose setting money aside in this proposal is because we know that our status quo budget right now today will be significantly more expensive going into next fiscal year. So just the same number of staff we have now and some of our other obligations will cost about $40 million extra. That's not adding a lot of new positions or contracts, that's just what we have right now today, and we know that's not enough. So really, by setting aside some of these dollars, we are reducing the deficit, but I feel sometimes in the community that gets misunderstood as the money's going into some sort of vacuum, and really our intent is to set that funding aside because we know we'll need to spend that money to maintain who we have.
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