0:29
William Falsey
16:00 - 16:29
"In some ways, this is a return to a model that is most familiar to me. In the previous go-round, I think it was exactly the same setup, with the only difference being that the particular— and the particular departments that reported to the municipal manager and the then community economic director were a little bit different underneath."
“In some ways, this is a return to a model that is most familiar to me. In the previous go-round, I think it was exactly the same setup, with the only difference being that the particular— and the particular departments that reported to the municipal manager and the then community economic director were a little bit different underneath.”
- Speaker
- William Falsey
- Timestamp
- 16:00 – 16:29
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- July 1, 2026
From the transcript
I find like when you are the manager of the managers, you know, you are functioning more as a team together. And I'll say that model has changed over time. In some ways, this is a return to a model that is most familiar to me. In the previous go-round, I think it was exactly the same setup, with the only difference being that the particular— and the particular departments that reported to the municipal manager and the then community economic director were a little bit different underneath. But that has changed all across time.
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