Kristin Smith
122:05 - 122:36
“We should put it in the fee schedule and we can, because then at this point the language can just say up to $2 and then the fee schedule, we can make different categories or definitions or whatever. But exemptions are always a hassle to organize, so we'll be extremely careful in how we word it.”
- Speaker
- Kristin Smith
- Timestamp
- 122:05 – 122:36
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- October 21, 2026
From the transcript
We should put it in the fee schedule and we can, because then at this point the language can just say up to $2 and then the fee schedule, we can make different categories or definitions or whatever. But exemptions are always a hassle to organize, so we'll be extremely careful in how we word it. So that it's easiest, especially because we're relying on vendors to do the collecting. Because the whereas has up to, but the resolution at the bottom, the surcharges are will, shall, and post. Shall impose.
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